Chesterfield railway 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 178 trains a day.
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.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield | 178 | 110 | 73 |
| Derby | 107 | 114 | 75 |
| Nottingham | 70 | 39 | 28 |
| Alfreton | 68 | 4 | 2 |
| Leicester | 68 | 66 | 38 |
| St Pancras International | 66 | 63 | 37 |
| Leeds | 64 | 7 | 6 |
| Ilkeston | 46 | 4 | 2 |
| Dronfield | 43 | 10 | 5 |
| Langley Mill | 42 | 4 | 2 |
| Loughborough | 39 | 37 | 29 |
| Long Eaton | 38 | 34 | 28 |
| East Midlands Parkway | 37 | 36 | 38 |
| Birmingham New Street | 33 | 33 | 28 |
| Barnsley Interchange | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| Meadowhall Interchange | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| Wakefield Westgate | 32 | 6 | 5 |
| Wakefield Kirkgate | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 31 | 32 | 24 |
| York | 31 | 30 | 22 |
| Darlington | 30 | 27 | 22 |
| Durham | 30 | 27 | 22 |
| Newcastle | 30 | 27 | 22 |
| Stockport | 30 | 32 | 24 |
| Cheltenham Spa | 29 | 28 | 25 |
| Liverpool Lime Street | 29 | 30 | 18 |
| Liverpool South Parkway | 29 | 30 | 18 |
| Manchester Oxford Road | 29 | 30 | 18 |
| Warrington Central | 29 | 30 | 18 |
| Widnes | 29 | 30 | 18 |
| Bristol Parkway | 27 | 28 | 25 |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 27 | 28 | 25 |
| Edinburgh Waverley | 26 | 26 | 20 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | 25 | 24 | 20 |
| Ely | 24 | 24 | 15 |
| Exeter St Davids | 24 | 26 | 21 |
| Grantham | 24 | 25 | 16 |
| Norwich | 24 | 24 | 16 |
| Newton Abbot | 24 | 26 | 21 |
| Peterborough | 24 | 24 | 16 |
and 76 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Chesterfield 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.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 90 stations instead of 116, a drop of about 22%. Saturday runs to 105.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Chesterfield gains 9 destinations including Weston-super-Mare, Basingstoke, Southampton Central, Brockenhurst, Winchester, Southampton Airport Parkway.
Nearest other stations
- Dronfield 4.8 miles
- Dore and Totley 7.3 miles
- Creswell 8.6 miles
- Langwith-Whaley Thorns 8.7 miles
- Matlock 9.0 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Chesterfield, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Chesterfield Central · 0.2 miles
- Chesterfield Market Place · 0.6 miles
- Sheepbridge and Brimington · 1.4 miles
- Sheepbridge · 1.7 miles
- Grassmoor · 2.2 miles
- Whittington · 2.4 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.