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.
Chesterfield is the nearest station for postcodes in S49, S41, S40, S42, S43. Check your own postcode.
- 116 direct destinations
- 310th busiest in Britain
- Staffed full time
- Step-free throughout
- 431 parking spaces
- 5 bus stops nearby
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 | 176 | 175 | 122 |
| Derby | 107 | 104 | 71 |
| Nottingham | 68 | 69 | 52 |
| Alfreton | 67 | 68 | 52 |
| Leicester | 66 | 66 | 39 |
| Leeds | 64 | 64 | 53 |
| St Pancras International | 64 | 63 | 38 |
| Ilkeston | 44 | 49 | 31 |
| Dronfield | 43 | 43 | 30 |
| Langley Mill | 40 | 39 | 43 |
| Loughborough | 37 | 37 | 30 |
| Long Eaton | 36 | 34 | 28 |
| East Midlands Parkway | 35 | 36 | 39 |
| Birmingham New Street | 33 | 33 | 28 |
| Barnsley Interchange | 32 | 32 | 25 |
| Meadowhall Interchange | 32 | 32 | 25 |
| Wakefield Westgate | 32 | 32 | 28 |
| Wakefield Kirkgate | 32 | 32 | 25 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 31 | 32 | 24 |
| York | 31 | 31 | 22 |
| Darlington | 30 | 28 | 22 |
| Durham | 30 | 28 | 22 |
| Newcastle | 30 | 28 | 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.
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
- 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
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
- Station Car Park 431 spaces, 20 accessible
£6.60 off-peak, £13.20 a day, £39.60 a week
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
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from