page_title: Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
section_title: Stations
hierarchical_section_title: Ecclesbourne Valley Railway / Stations
caption_attribution_description: English: Metropolitan-Cammell Class 101's wait at Shottle station on line test-runs as the route is prepared for opening to the general public in 2010.
context_page_description: The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway is a 9-mile long heritage railway in Derbyshire. The headquarters of the railway centre on Wirksworth station, and services operate in both directions between Wirksworth and Duffield and from Wirksworth to Ravenstor.
  From April 2011 onward, passengers are now able to board and alight heritage services at Duffield where in recent years a station platform has been re-constructed. Heritage services are timed to connect with East Midlands Railway Nottingham - Derby - Matlock service at the adjacent Duffield. Network Rail platforms and therefore it is now possible for passengers to travel to and from Wirksworth by train from anywhere on the national network.
  The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway is named after the River Ecclesbourne and the track follows the river from its source to its confluence with the River Derwent at the Derbyshire village of Duffield.
  Despite being a branch in itself, there is also a separate ¹⁄₂ mile branch operating from Platform 3 at Wirksworth Station up a 1 in 27 gradient incline to Ravenstor.
  The line is operated by a large fleet of heritage Diesel Multiple Units, as well as diesel and visiting steam locomotives.
context_section_description: Stations of the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, from north to south.
caption: Shottle railway station
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