Matlock train station
You can reach 29 stations directly from Matlock on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Ambergate, with 36 trains a day.
- 29 direct destinations
- 1,313th busiest in Britain
- Unstaffed
- Step-free in part
- 34 parking spaces
- 13 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Matlock
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambergate | 36 | 36 | 26 |
| Attenborough | 4 | 6 | 26 |
| Beeston | 35 | 35 | 26 |
| Belper | 36 | 36 | 26 |
| Cromford | 36 | 36 | 26 |
| Derby | 36 | 36 | 26 |
| Duffield | 36 | 36 | 26 |
| Long Eaton | 35 | 35 | 26 |
| Matlock Bath | 36 | 36 | 26 |
| Nottingham | 35 | 35 | 26 |
| Whatstandwell | 36 | 36 | 26 |
| Spondon | 34 | 32 | 23 |
| Carlton | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| Lowdham | 8 | 8 | 21 |
| Newark Castle | 26 | 28 | 21 |
| Collingham | 26 | 27 | 20 |
| Hykeham | 26 | 27 | 20 |
| Lincoln | 26 | 27 | 20 |
| Swinderby | 16 | 17 | 14 |
| Bleasby | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Burton Joyce | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Fiskerton | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Rolleston | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Thurgarton | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Barnetby | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| Cleethorpes | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| Grimsby Town | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| Habrough | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| Market Rasen | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| Newark Northgate | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Lines serving Matlock
Matlock is on the Derwent Valley Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Matlock station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Matlock station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Matlock station is
227,012 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,313th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Matlock and Derby than any other pair: 71,968 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.
Nearest other stations
- Matlock Bath 1.1 miles
- Cromford 1.8 miles
- Whatstandwell 4.4 miles
- Ambergate 6.3 miles
- Alfreton 8.2 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Matlock, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Middleton · 3.4 miles
- Ashover Butts · 3.5 miles
- Salter Lane · 3.6 miles
- Milltown · 3.8 miles
- Fallgate · 3.9 miles
- Dale Bank · 4.0 miles
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Facilities at Matlock station
Matlock is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
Parking at Matlock station
- Station Car Park. (Pay by RingGO available) www.myringgo.co.uk/parkinglocator/23320 34 spaces, 2 accessible
£2.80 off-peak, £5.00 a day, £15.00 a week
Cycle parking: 14 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 11 August 2026.
Getting to Matlock station
Matlock station is in Derbyshire Dales, East Midlands, and is run by East Midlands Railway.
The nearest motorway junction is M1 J28 (Pinxton Interchange), 9.8 miles east.
13 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Interchange.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Matlock 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
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