Between 15 and 19 February 1979, British Rail temporarily reopened the station (along with Wadsley Bridge and the Midland Main Line platforms at Dore) because road transport throughout Sheffield had been brought to a standstill by heavy snowfall.

Many trains on the Midland Main Line served the station during that period, and special single fares of 20p were charged to both Chesterfield and Sheffield.

Demand for the special services was so high on Friday 16 February that "passengers [travelling to] Sheffield were queueing on the station approach — the platforms being completely full".

From 14 December 2008 Northern started running a new hourly Express Service from Leeds to Nottingham calling at Wakefield Kirkgate, Barnsley, Meadowhall Interchange, Sheffield, Dronfield, Chesterfield, Alfreton and Langley Mill.

[3] A small number of peak time East Midlands Railway Liverpool - Norwich services stop.