History
Cheddleton station, situated on the Churnet Valley Line of the NSR, was opened to both passengers and goods on 1 September 1849.
The station was a quiet country station serving the needs of nearby Cheddleton village, and for a time, the settlement of Ipstones, which is out of the valley.
As with many stations in the 1960s, levels of traffic decreased to such an extent that the station was considered non-viable and closed to both passengers and goods in 1965.
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