20 August 1905. The old viaduct was then closed, strengthened and reopened in April 1906. Whilst the piers for the two viaducts are identical, the older viaduct is supported by an arch structure, whereas the later one is a box structure. Part of the original Parliamentary Act approving the line considered the needs of invalids taking the waters at Buxton and so, for a while, 'through' carriages for Buxton were attached to, and detached from, expresses, thus alleviating the problem of changing trains. In addition, the two main platforms were connected by a subway. Since closure Since the railway was closed the station has become a car park serving the Monsal Trail, an walking and cycle track, under the management of the Peak District National Park Authority, who took on the trail and associated infrastructure in the early 1980s. The main buildings remain, now acting as a café and visitor information point, public toilets and exhibition. The station waiting area and booking office was re-opened as a cafe now known as the Refreshment Rooms in 2019, following an extensive £230,000 restoration led by the National Park Authority. In 2022 the former goods shed re-opened after a £330,000 EU-funded restoration and now includes a self-guided interpretive and information exhibition open at all times when the café is in operation. The hamlet of Millers Dale is still dominated by the two large disused viaducts over the Wye valley, the older of which became part of the Monsal Trail. See also Cycleways in England References External links Ingenious.org Millers Dale Viaduct, 1892 "Picture the Past" Midland railway station 1964 Disused stations: Millers Dale Millers Dale station on navigable 1947 O. S. map Former Midland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1863 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1967 Disused railway stations in Derbyshire Beeching closures in England