Whatstandwell
Station

Passenger Facilities 

The station is unstaffed and tickets can be purchased from the ticket machine in the waiting shelter.  There is a customer help point in the car park.

There are no toilets at the station.

There is step free access onto the platform from the car park.

Cycle parking is located on the station platform.

Getting to and from Whatstandwell Station

There is a direct public footpath route via the station and canal footbridges to the centre of Whatstandwell village. This well-used path also provides access from the station onto the Cromford Canal.  There is level access from the station entrance via a pavement along the A6 towards Cromford.

Parking at the Station 

East Midlands Railway operate the station car park, which includes disabled parking.

There are Off Peak, Weekend and Standard Parking rates available.

Parking is £2.50 for 24 hours, (multiple tickets may be purchased for more than one day), £8 weekly and £25 monthly. Annual tickets costing £250 are also available from Derby Station.

Off Peak is £2.00 Monday to Friday after 10am and anytime Saturday/Sunday/Bank Holidays.

At Weekends parking is £3.00 from 10am on Friday to Midnight on Sunday.

Further information is available on the East Midlands Railway Station Car Parking page

Local Bus Services from Whatstandwell

The nearest bus stops are on the main road (A6) outside the station. From here the hourly Transpeak links the towns and villages along the Derwent Valley and onward to Bakewell and Buxton.

Bus stop locations are displayed on the Onward Travel Map and bus timetables are available here.  When trains are replaced by buses. road replacement services pick up/drop off points are at the bus stops on the main road (A6) outside the station.

Taxis

Local taxi firms include:

Garside Taxis 01629 820 028

Deejay Taxis 01629 822 072

Whatstandwell is a small village located less than five minutes’ walk from the station.  There is direct access into the village via the station footbridge, stone steps and public footpath leading to Crich Carr Primary School in the centre of the village.  From the village it is a steep one mile walk up to Crich.

A five minute walk from the station, along the main road towards Cromford, is The Family Tree café with a large garden area, serving lunches, home-made cakes and refreshments. Just follow the pavement along the main road (A6) from the station car park to find the café adjacent to the river bridge.