page_title: Cromford railway station
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Cromford railway station / History
caption_attribution_description: English: The original waiting room, built in 1849,at Cromford station. The station master's house on the hill behind shares the same decorative style.
context_page_description: Cromford railway station is a Grade II listed railway station owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway. It is located in the village of Cromford in Derbyshire, England. The station is on the Derwent Valley Line 15 ¹⁄₂ miles north of Derby towards Matlock.
context_section_description: Originally known as "Cromford Bridge", it was opened by the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway in 1849. This is one of the few stations on the line that has been preserved and is a Grade 2 listed building. It is said to have been designed by G.H.Stokes, son-in-law of Joseph Paxton. It is believed that Stokes also designed Station House (built in 1855), the extremely ornate former Station Master's residence opposite the station on the side of the hill as well as the ornate villa style waiting room, on what was the 'up' platform. According to English Heritage, this is the original station building. The present station building on the opposite (down) platform was added by the Midland Railway at a later date
  Willersley Tunnel, 764 yards (699 m) long is immediately north of the station.
  Following many years of neglect and decline, a long lease on the main station building was purchased by the Arkwright Society, and the building has been restored and improved, re-opening as office space in May 2009. Station House, of which the old Waiting Room is a part, is now self-contained holiday accommodation.
  In the year 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010 journeys from the station had increased by 16.88%.
caption: Platform 2 (southbound) is no longer used by trains but its ornate waiting room is used as a holiday cottage. Oasis used it for the cover of their Some Might Say single.
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