Derwent Valley line

Derwent Valley line
An East Midlands Trains Class 156 at Belper station with a service from Matlock to Newark
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	East Midlands
Termini	Matlock Derby
Stations	8
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	East Midlands Railway
Depot(s)	Derby
Rolling stock	Class 156 "Sprinter" Class 158 "Sprinter" Class 170 Turbostar
History
Opened	1839
Technical
Number of tracks	Double track from Derby to Ambergate Junction, Single track from Ambergate Junction to Matlock
Character	Branch line
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed	50 mph
Route map (Click to expand)

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Legend
Peak Rail Matlock Holt Lane Tunnel River Derwent High Tor No 2 Tunnel High Tor No 1A Tunnel High Tor No 1 Tunnel Matlock Bath for Heights of Abraham Willersley Tunnel Cromford River Derwent Lea Wood Tunnel Cromford Canal River Derwent Cromford & High Peak Rly River Derwent Whatstandwell Tunnel Whatstandwell for National Tramway Museum Midland Main Line Ambergate former Longlands Tunnel River Derwent Belper River Derwent Milford Tunnel Duffield Ecclesbourne Valley Rly River Ecclesbourne Denby branch River Derwent Derby Midland Main Line Ramsline Halt Peartree Crewe–Derby line and Cross Country Route Sinfin North Sinfin Central former Melbourne Line

The Derwent Valley line is a railway line from Derby to Matlock in Derbyshire.

The line follows the Midland Main Line as far as Ambergate Junction, which is just south of Ambergate railway station, continuing to Matlock, following the course of the River Derwent.