Chesterfield train station

Chesterfield is a major interchange: 116 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is Sheffield, with 176 trains a day.

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Chesterfield is the nearest station for postcodes in S49, S41, S40, S42, S43. Check your own postcode.

Direct trains from Chesterfield

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

DestinationWeekdaySaturdaySunday
Sheffield176175122
Derby10710471
Nottingham686952
Alfreton676852
Leicester666639
Leeds646453
St Pancras International646338
Ilkeston444931
Dronfield434330
Langley Mill403943
Loughborough373730
Long Eaton363428
East Midlands Parkway353639
Birmingham New Street333328
Barnsley Interchange323225
Meadowhall Interchange323225
Wakefield Westgate323228
Wakefield Kirkgate323225
Manchester Piccadilly313224
York313122
Darlington302822
Durham302822
Newcastle302822
Stockport303224
Cheltenham Spa292825
Liverpool Lime Street293018
Liverpool South Parkway293018
Manchester Oxford Road293018
Warrington Central293018
Widnes293018
Bristol Parkway272825
Bristol Temple Meads272825
Edinburgh Waverley262620
Berwick-upon-Tweed252420
Ely242415
Exeter St Davids242621
Grantham242516
Norwich242416
Newton Abbot242621
Peterborough242416

and 76 more stations, each served less often.

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Lines serving Chesterfield

Chesterfield is on the Midland Main Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.

How busy Chesterfield station is

1,820,668 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 310th busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 175,215 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Chesterfield and Sheffield than any other pair: 483,866 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.

Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.

Changing from 3 March 2027

From 3 March 2027, Chesterfield gains 9 destinations including Weston-super-Mare, Basingstoke, Southampton Central, Brockenhurst, Winchester, Southampton Airport Parkway.

Nearest other stations

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Chesterfield, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

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Facilities at Chesterfield station

Chesterfield is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.

Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 05:15 to 19:00 · Saturday: 06:15 to 18:00 · Sunday: 08:30 to 21:00

Toilets

Parking at Chesterfield station

Cycle parking: 80 spaces (sheltered, stands).

From National Rail's station record, last updated 31 August 2026.

Getting to Chesterfield station

Chesterfield station is in Chesterfield, East Midlands, and is run by East Midlands Railway.

The nearest motorway junction is M1 J29A, 3.6 miles east.

5 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.

Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.

Chesterfield station elsewhere