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== Transport == The main road through Chellaston is Derby Road [[A514 road|A514]], which becomes Swarkestone Road at the [[Crossroads (culture)|crossroads]] with High Street.<ref>{{cite map |publisher=Google Maps |title=Chellaston |url=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=chellaston&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=13.596707,36.5625&ie=UTF8&ll=52.86843,-1.437728&spn=0.006774,0.017853&z=16 |year=2009 |access-date=2009-01-22}}</ref> Approximately 1000 new homes have been built to the west of Chellaston, close to the route of the disused and in-filled [[Derby Canal]].<ref>{{cite map |publisher=Google Maps |title=Chellaston |url=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=chellaston&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=13.596707,36.5625&ie=UTF8&ll=52.873456,-1.450528&spn=0.003387,0.008926&t=h&z=17 |year=2009 |access-date=2009-01-22}}</ref> Formerly, the suburb had its own [[Chellaston and Swarkestone railway station|railway station]] (at the bottom of Station Road), but little trace of the site exists today. The station's full name was Chellaston and [[Swarkestone]]. The main public transport link is the bus service, which journeys either side of Chellaston as far as Derby and [[Swadlincote]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.derby.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/EE3880CD-9B05-49D3-AF48-05BB6589386A/0/DerbyCityNetworkMap.pdf|access-date=22 January 2009|title=Derby City Network Map|publisher=[[Derby City Council]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615055705/http://www.derby.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/EE3880CD-9B05-49D3-AF48-05BB6589386A/0/DerbyCityNetworkMap.pdf|archive-date=15 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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