Editing Chesterfield, Derbyshire (section)

==Transport==
===Roads===
The town is bisected north-south by the [[A61 road|A61]], with a dual carriageway from the town centre right into Sheffield. The [[A617 road|A617]] links to [[Mansfield]], the [[A619 road|A619]] provides an entry point to the [[Peak District]] (eventually joining the [[A6 road (Great Britain)|A6]] near [[Bakewell]]) and the [[A632 road|A632]] connects [[Bolsover]] with [[Matlock, Derbyshire|Matlock]].

The [[M1 motorway]] passes Chesterfield to the east, at a distance of {{convert|6|mi|km}} to junction 29a.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=53.249296,-1.329346&daddr=Unknown+road+to:Chesterfield,+Derbyshire,+UK&hl=en&geocode=%3BFfJRLAMdyMTr_w%3BFZ5OLAMd7kTq_w&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=13&via=1&sll=53.241078,-1.348743&sspn=0.053625,0.154324&ie=UTF8&ll=53.262133,-1.356125&spn=0.107198,0.308647&z=12 |title=Exit 29a to Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK – Google Maps |publisher=Google Maps |access-date=31 March 2011}}</ref> Three junctions provide access to the town:

* Junction 29 at [[Heath, Derbyshire|Heath]] to the south, via the A617 dual carriageway.
* Junction 29a at Markham Vale in [[Duckmanton]], via the A632
* Junction 30 to the north, via the A619.

===Buses and coaches===
[[File:Chesterfield's new Coach Station 2013.jpg|thumb|Chesterfield coach station]]
[[Stagecoach East Midlands]] and [[Stagecoach Yorkshire]] are the predominant bus operators in Chesterfield; others include [[Trent Barton]] and [[TM Travel]].<ref name="BC">{{Cite web|title=Bus and coach services |url=https://bustimes.org/localities/chesterfield-derbys |website=Bustimes.org |access-date=7 October 2024}}</ref>

Buses stop in several areas around the town centre, rather than at a central bus station. The Stagecoach depot at Stonegravels is notable for its size and many vehicles stored there are not in regular use; it was Chesterfield Corporation's bus depot.

[[Chesterfield coach station]] opened in 2005, on the site of the old bus station; it is served by Stagecoach and [[National Express Coaches|National Express]] [[Coach (vehicle)|coaches]]. Routes connect the town with Bradford, Leeds, Leicester, London and Sheffield.<ref name="BC" />

===Railways===
[[image:Cfieldrailwayfront.jpg|thumb|Chesterfield railway station]]
[[Chesterfield railway station]] lies on the [[Midland Main Line]]. It is served by three [[train operating companies]]:
* [[East Midlands Railway]] operates [[inter-city rail|inter-city]] routes to [[St Pancras railway station|London St Pancras]], [[Derby railway station|Derby]], [[Sheffield railway station|Sheffield]], {{rws|Liverpool Lime Street}}, [[Nottingham railway station|Nottingham]] and [[Norwich railway station|Norwich]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Timetables |url=https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/timetables |date=2 June 2024 |access-date=7 October 2024 |website=East Midlands Railway}}</ref>
* [[CrossCountry]] runs long-distance inter-city services  to Sheffield, {{rws|York}}, [[Newcastle railway station|Newcastle]], {{rws|Edinburgh Waverley}}, Derby, [[Reading railway station|Reading]], [[Bournemouth railway station|Bournemouth]], {{rws|Bristol Temple Meads}}, [[Plymouth railway station|Plymouth]] and [[Penzance railway station|Penzance]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Train Timetables |work=CrossCountry |date=2 June 2024 |access-date=7 October 2024 |url= https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/travel-updates-information/train-timetables |quote=}}</ref>
* [[Northern Trains]] operates a services between [[Leeds railway station|Leeds]] and Nottingham.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern |work=Northern Railway |date=2 June 2024 |access-date=7 October 2024 |url= https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/travel/timetables |quote=}}</ref>

Chesterfield once had two other railway stations:
* [[Chesterfield Market Place railway station|Chesterfield Market Place]] had been the terminus of the Chesterfield–Lincoln line. It was built in 1897 by the [[Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway]] (LD&ECR); it closed in 1951, due to the prohibitive cost of maintaining [[Bolsover Tunnel]] and the nearby [[Doe Lea Viaduct]], which were both affected by mining subsidence. No original buildings remain. The site is now owned by the Post Office.
* [[Chesterfield Central railway station|Chesterfield Central]] closed in 1963, in conjunction with a general wind-down of passenger train activity on the [[Great Central Railway]] (GCR). Chesterfield's inner relief road, part of the A61, now runs along some of the disused track bed. The station was demolished in 1973. Part of the railway tunnel under the town still exists off Dixon's Road, the northern entrance has been sealed off.

The railways crossed each other at [[Horns Bridge]], the Midland Main Line passing over the GCR loop into Chesterfield and the LD&ECR passing both on a {{convert|700|ft|m}} viaduct. Horns Bridge has been redeveloped since the last two railways closed. Horns Bridge roundabout on the A61 Derby Road and A617 Lordsmill Street now occupies the site. The viaduct was demolished in the 1970s.

[[Chesterfield tramway]] system was built in 1882 and closed in 1927.

===Taxis===
The main taxi ranks are in Elder Way, Knifesmithgate and outside the railway station. Chesterfield taxis are recognisably black with distinctive white bonnets and boots.

===Air===
The nearest licensed airfield is [[Netherthorpe Airfield|Netherthorpe Aerodrome]], near [[Worksop]] in [[Nottinghamshire]], but has only 553 metres of grass runway. Air passengers may use [[East Midlands Airport|East Midlands]], [[Leeds Bradford Airport|Leeds Bradford]], [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]] and [[Birmingham Airport|Birmingham]] airports, all within two hours by road.

===Canal===
The [[Chesterfield Canal]] linked the town to a national network of waterways through the 19th century. Overtaken by rail and then road for freight transport, it fell into disuse, but has been partially restored since the mid-20th century for leisure use. However, the section through Chesterfield remains isolated from the rest of the waterway network.