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.
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.