Turner ca. 1857 - 1860 Luke Fox 1860 - 1864 (afterwards station master at Cudworth) S. Greenhough from 1864 William Webster ca. 1871 - 1873 (afterwards station master at Chapel-en-le-Frith) Brierly Ayton 1873 (formerly station master at Beauchief, appointed to Whatstandwell but died 27 February 1873) William T. Stowell 1873 - 1876 (formerly station master at Wixford, afterwards station master at Crosby Garrett) Edwin Hoe 1876 - 1879 (afterwards station master at Finedon) George Simmons 1879 - 1883 Fred Watkin 1883 - 1887 (formerly station master at Stirchley Street, afterwards station master at Shefford) Charles Whitmore 1887 - 1896 (formerly station master at Ratby) H.T. Swain 1896 - 1900 (formerly station master at Penns) Harry Smith Dawes 1900 - 1911 (formerly station master at New Mills, afterwards station master at Bakewell) William Henry Hewitt 1911 - ca. 1937 E. Barker ca. 1946 A. Cyril Phillips until 1957 Today The station is served by East Midlands Railway, who operate the service from Nottingham to Matlock (via Derby). For journeys beginning at Whatstandwell, tickets may be bought from the machine on the platform or on the train for any destination in the country; beyond Derby, tickets must be bought at the ticket office. The journey time to Derby is approximately 24 minutes. Services are approximately hourly, but two-hourly on Sundays. Trains on the Derwent Valley line were replaced by a bus service for several weeks in late summer of 2018; this was due to essential works being carried out on the approach to Derby station. The footbridge at the station leads to the Cromford Canal towpath and to a bridge over the canal to Main Road and the village. A team of volunteers from the village helps to maintain the station and car park. Services All services at Whatstandwell are operated by East Midlands Railway. On weekdays the station is served by one train per hour in each direction between and , with around half the services originating or ending in . Saturdays also have an hourly service but all the trains originate or end in Derby. On Sundays, there is a two-hourly service between Matlock and Nottingham in the morning, with services increasing to hourly from mid-afternoon onwards. References External links "Picture the Past" Whatstandwell station 1900-10 Pictures from the Wirksworth archives Friends of the Derwent Valley Line Peak Rail Derwent Valley Line East Midlands Trains Community Rail Partnership Railway stations