Chapel-en-le-Frith Central Location

Video Game Cover of Peak Forest Railway

Chapel-en-le-Frith Central Railway Station refers to a former Peak Forest Railway commuter station Location, distinguished from another Train Sim World featured station in the same town within the United Kingdom, Chapel-en-le-Frith, to indicate its location on the Midland Railway line in Europe.


Chapel-en-le-Frith Central Location

  • Chapel-en-le-Frith: This town’s name, meaning “chapel in the forest,” originates from a chapel built within the Royal Forest of the High Peak in the 1200s. 
  • Chapel-en-le-Frith Central: This station, opened by the Midland Railway (MR) in 1867, was located on the Sheffield and Midland Railway Companies’ Committee line. 
  • Route Distinction: To differentiate it from the ex-London and North Western Railway station, the former Midland Railway station was renamed Chapel-en-le-Frith Central in 1924. 
  • Closure: The station, which served passenger traffic, closed in 1967, but the Midland line remains in use for freight trains serving the Buxton lime industry. 
  • Current Use: The station building has been converted into a DIY centre. 

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