Radford | |
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![]() The site of the station in 2012 | |
General information | |
Location |
Radford, Nottingham England |
Coordinates | 52°57′23″N 1°11′04″W / 52.9563°N 1.1845°W |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Midland Railway |
Key dates | |
2 October 1848 | Station opened |
12 October 1964 | Station closed |
Radford railway station was on the Midland Main Line and Robin Hood Line in Radford, Nottingham.
It was opened by the Midland Railway on 2 October 1848. Three passenger trains a day in each direction were provided from Monday to Saturday with two on Sundays. The fare from Nottingham to Radford was 9d. in first class (equivalent to £4.76 in 2023), [1] 6d in second class (equivalent to £3.17 in 2023), [1] and 4d in third class (equivalent to £2.11 in 2023). [1] [2]
In 1870 the Midland Railway approved the construction of the Radford to Trowell line which started at a junction just north of Radford station. [3] Along with the Ambergate to Codnor Park line constructed at the same time, its purpose was to route Lancashire freight traffic via Nottingham to avoid the bottleneck of Derby. [4] The line was nearly 5 miles in length and the contractor was Messrs Eckersley and Bayliss of Derby. [5] Some labour force issues [6] delayed completion of the line until 1874. [7] It formally opened on 1 May 1875. [4] and also served Wollaton Colliery and later Trowell Moor Colliery.
It closed on 12 October 1964. [8] No trace of it remains beyond different coloured brickwork on the A609 road bridge where steps went down to the platform, [9] and some windows which can be seen from the Jubilee Campus of the University of Nottingham
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Lenton Line open, station closed |
Midland Railway Nottingham to Mansfield line |
Basford Line open, station closed | ||
Lenton Line open, station closed |
Midland Railway Radford to Trowell line |
Trowell Line open, station closed |