Long Eaton railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Long Eaton | ||
| Local authority | Erewash | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | Central Trains | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.423 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1888 | ||
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Long Eaton railway station serves the town of Long Eaton in Derbyshire. It lies on the Midland Main Line and the Derby - Nottingham line 12km (8 miles) south east of Derby. The station is managed by Central Trains.
The line was originally opened by the Midland Counties Railway in 1839, which shortly joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.
Originally Sawley Junction, Long Eaton is the fourth station of that name. The original Long Eaton stations were further north.
The first Sawley station was a mile out of the village on Sawley Lane, Breaston. First used in 1839, when the line opened, it was the third station from Nottingham. It was originally called Breaston, but the name was changed to avoid confusion with Beeston.
This station at Sawley Junction opened in 1888 on Tamworth Road. Since another station had been opened not far away at Draycott in 1852, the original Sawley closed in 1930.
[edit] Services
There is generally a half-hourly service Central Trains service from Long Eaton to Nottingham (eastbound) and to Derby and Birmingham New Street(westbound). Sundays, hourly in each direction.
Plus there is an hourly Midland Mainline Meridian service between London St. Pancras and Derby that calls at Long Eaton. (Two-hourly on Sundays).
[edit] References
- The Nottingham and Derby Railway Companion, (1839) Republished 1979 with Foreword by J.B.Radford, Derbyshire Record Society
- Banks, C., (1996) British Railways Past and Present: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, Past and Present Publishing Ltd.
- Higginson, M, (1989) The Midland Counties Railway: A Pictorial Survey, Derby: Midland Railway Trust.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Long Eaton railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Long Eaton railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Attenborough | Central Trains Crewe-Skegness |
Spondon | ||
| Derby | Central Trains Cardiff-Nottingham |
Beeston | ||
| Loughborough | Midland Mainline Midland Main Line |
Derby | ||
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