Access for All funding for Chinley station is rarely out of the news. Courtesy of the Buxton Advertiser of the 26th February 2026 there have now been 4 articles about the station since the decision by Rail Minister Lord Hendy to put Chinley on the list of 19 stations (out of the 50 announced for funding in May 2024) where improvements 'would not progress at this point'. 

Derbyshire County Council Independent Councillor for Whaley Bridge Ruth George has however secured commitment from the Mayor for the East Midlands Combined County Authority to visit Chinley station....

Is funding via the East Midlands CCA the only remaining option for a better Chinley station?

The EMCCA is very ambitious about regional transport...  (read more here)

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