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Birch Vale railway station

Birch Vale railway station served the village of Birch Vale, High Peak, Derbyshire, England from 1868 to 1970. It was the only intermediate passenger stop on the branch between and .

History

The station was opened in May 1868 by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway and Midland Railway on a branch line to serve the villages along the valley of the River Sett and the local mills. The line was also popular with hikers.

It closed to passengers, along with the Hayfield branch, on 5 January 1970.

The site today

The trackbed of the former branch line has been converted into the Sett Valley Trail, a shared-use path of in length. No traces of the station are visible.

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