Hucknall Town railway station

Hucknall Town
General information
LocationHucknall, Ashfield
England
Grid referenceSK538492
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Northern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 October 1882[1]Opened as Hucknall
1 July 1923Renamed Hucknall Town
14 September 1931Closed to passengers
3 May 1965goods facilities withdrawn [2]

Hucknall Town railway station was a railway station on the Great Northern Railway's Nottingham to Shirebrook line.[3] It served the market town of Hucknall in Nottinghamshire, England.

History

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Linby   London and North Eastern Railway
Leen Valley line
  Butler's Hill

Present day

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No trace of the station remains.[4] The site is now occupied by the annexed petrol station of a supermarket built on the former trackbed.

References

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  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 124.
  2. ^ Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. p. 66. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
  3. ^ British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer.
  4. ^ Shannon, Paul (2007). Nottinghamshire (British Railways Past and Present). Kettering, Northants: Past & Present Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-85895-253-6.

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