Attenborough railway station

Attenborough National Rail
Location
Place Attenborough
Local authority Borough of Broxtowe
Coordinates 52°54′24″N 1°13′50″W / 52.9067°N 1.2306°W / 52.9067; -1.2306Coordinates: 52°54′24″N 1°13′50″W / 52.9067°N 1.2306°W / 52.9067; -1.2306
Grid reference SK518346
Operations
Station code ATB
Managed by East Midlands Trains
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2007/08 Increase 37,566
2008/09 Decrease 37,418
2009/10 Increase 58,748
2010/11 Increase 66,038
2011/12 Increase 79,794
2012/13 Increase 89,938
2013/14 Increase 94,756
2014/15 Increase 112,532
History
1 December 1856 Station opens as Attenborough Gate
1 November 1858 Station closes
1 September 1864 Station reopens as Attenborough
19 April 1937 Station renamed Chilwell
27 September 1937 Station renamed Attenborough
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Attenborough from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Down freight train approaching the station in 1961
A Class 222 Meridian near Attenborough on the Midland Main Line

Attenborough railway station serves Attenborough in Nottinghamshire, England.

As of late 2009 Attenborough is a Penalty fare station when travelling on East Midlands Trains services and the Pertis machine must be used which is located on the Derby bound platform.

History

Built as a halt known as Attenborough Gate in 1856 on the Midland Counties Railway line from Nottingham to Derby which had opened in 1839, the station opened next to a level crossing and tickets were bought from the crossing keeper.

The station on the present site was built by the Midland Railway in 1864; the Gate suffix was dropped and the name became Attenborough.

Becoming part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, the station then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

During World War I the station had its platforms extended as it was used as an interchange for soldiers heading for Chetwynd Barracks.

In April 1937 the station was renamed Chilwell, but this change was reverted in September 1937.

The signal box survived until at least 1982 but is now demolished.

When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Regional Railways until the Privatisation of British Railways.

It is an unstaffed station having lost its station buildings and staff in the early 1990s. Following a rebuild of the platforms in 2005 the station has no architectural remains from any earlier station except parts of the footbridge.

The footbridge was replaced in 2007 receiving a new steel deck and stairways. The blue brick towers, which support the bridge, were retained.

Services

An hourly service is provided throughout the day by East Midlands Trains' Matlock to Nottingham service. Most of these now run through to & from Newark Castle (except Saturdays) since the December 2014 timetable change. Additional services run at peak times, including some operated by CrossCountry.[1]

On Sundays the service is also hourly, although only between Nottingham & Derby (two-hourly extensions to Matlock).

East Midlands Trains Mainline services from Leeds, Sheffield and London run through at high speed, but do not stop. Interchange with Mainline services can be made at Derby and Nottingham.

Notes

  1. ↑ GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Tables 56 & 57
Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
CrossCountry
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Limited Service
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