History
Bulwell station opened on 2 October 1848,with the opening of the Midland Railway's line from Nottingham to Mansfield. It was the first of several stations to serve the town,including Bulwell Common,Bulwell Forest and Basford and Bulwell. On 11 August 1952,it was renamed Bulwell Market,to distinguish it from the other stations.
It was closed to passenger traffic in 1964,along with all the other stations on the line,but the railway line itself was retained for goods traffic.
In 1993,this line was reopened by British Rail to passenger traffic as part of the new Robin Hood Line;on 24 May 1994,the station reopened under its original name,the other Bulwell stations having closed in the meantime. [1] [2]
In March 2004,the Nottingham Express Transit tram line opened,on an alignment alongside the railway line. The station used to have two platforms,but the down platform was removed to make way for the tram stop.
Layout
The railway has a single line and platform through the station,with the platform on the opposite side of the railway track from the tram stop.
A footbridge links the railway platform with the tram stop,town centre and bus station,crossing both railway and tram tracks. To the south of the station,the line becomes double-track for the rest of its run towards Nottingham. To the north,only a single track is used as far as Kirkby-in-Ashfield station.
The tram stop has an island platform,flanked by twin tram tracks. To the south the twin tracks continue to Highbury Vale tram stop and beyond but,to the north,the line becomes single tracked as far as Bulwell Forest.
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