ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl stˈeɪʃən wʌz ˈoʊpənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn baɪ ðə bˈɜːmɪŋˌæm ænd dˈɜːbi dʒˈʌŋkʃən ɹˈeɪlweɪ ˌɔn ɪts ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ɹˈaʊt fɹʌm dˈɜːbi tuː , mˈiːɾɪŋ ðə lˈʌndən ænd bˈɜːmɪŋˌæm ɹˈeɪlweɪ fɔːɹ lˈʌndən.
The original station was opened in 1839 by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway on its original route from Derby to , meeting the London and Birmingham Railway for London.