the triangular station site remained for a number of years, the eastern road bridge over the A610 was finally removed in the late 1980s. All that is left now is one platform on the surviving single track to Matlock, and the original main Derby to Sheffield line passing to the east through Hag Wood (Toadmoor) Tunnel and onwards to Clay Cross and Chesterfield. The original listing of Ambergate station for closure under the Beeching Axe led to its mention in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann. Stationmasters Thomas Whitmore ca. 1853 ca. 1857 Charles Grundy ca. 1860 - 1898 Robert Manners 1898 - 1925 (formerly station master at Chinley) Albert Ernest Weatherly 1925 - 1928 (formerly station master at Runcorn) H.J. Bates 1928 - 1932 (formerly station master at Daventry) W. Turner 1933 - 1952 (formerly station master at Goostrey) Bernard Gower ca. 1955 Facilities The station is unstaffed although there is a self-service ticket machine for ticket purchases and a shelter and help point on the platform. There is a car park at the entrance to the station as well as a small bicycle storage facility. Step-free access is available to the platform at Ambergate. Services All services at Ambergate 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 References Sources Pixton, B., (2000) North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route, Chelteham: Runpast Publishing Station on navigable O.S. map External links "Picture the Past" Original station building at Ambergate "Picture the Past" Triangular Station circa 1910 "Picture the Past" View of the station History of Derbyshire Railway stations in Derbyshire DfT Category F2 stations Former Midland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1840 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1863 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1863 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1876 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1876 Railway stations served by East Midlands Railway Francis Thompson railway stations