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Welcome to Dronfield Online > Clubs Societies and Activities in Dronfield > Dronfield Community & Environment > Friends of Dronfield Station

Friends of Dronfield Station

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How we started

Peter Hayward wrote to the Dronfield Eye in a response to an article therein. A further article appeared and then Natascha Engel (our local MP) took up the cause and set up a public meeting to which over 100 people attended. From this DSAG (Dronfield Station Action Group) was formed.

FoDS (Freiends of Dronfield Station) was formed in 2008 and now boasts over 100 members including a good few local business sponsors. DSAG (Dronfield Station Action Group) still has a role but it is FoDS that will make the station a great place to arrive at and depart from.

Dronfield is one the largest towns in Derbyshire outside Derby with 25,000 inhabitants. We estimate that a further 25,000 live within 3 miles of the station. We believe that DSAG has helped bring about the change in services from December 2008. Now the station has a long term future and a group to go with it.

Advantages of using the train

Quick – 11-12 minutes to Sheffield, 4-5 minutes to Chesterfield
Less stressful with maybe a short healthy walk
Free car-parking
Environmentally Friendly
Eases congestion in Sheffield and Chesterfield and on the M1 to Nottingham and Leeds
Cheaper (if take into account fuel, wear-and-tear and parking charges)
Largely weather proof
Access to regional and national networks for longer journeys

History of Dronfield Station

Opened	1870 by the North Midland Railway
Closed	1967 by British Railways (the Beeching Cuts)
Buildings demolished	Circa 1971
Temporarily re-opened	1979 Due to demand caused by Road Gritters Strike
Officially re-opened	1981 by British Rail
DSAG formed	2006
FoDS formed	2007
Best ever service due to be introduced	Due December 2008

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