Cinderhill tram stop

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Cinderhill
Nottingham Express Transit tram stop
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General information
Location Cinderhill, City of Nottingham
England
Coordinates 52°59′20″N1°12′03″W / 52.989001°N 1.200724°W / 52.989001; -1.200724
Owned by Nottingham Express Transit
Operated by Nottingham Express Transit
Line(s)  2  
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeIn cutting; on private right of way
AccessibleStep-free access to platform
Key dates
9 March 2004Opened
Services
Preceding station NET Following station
Phoenix Park
Terminus
Line 2 Highbury Vale
towards Clifton South
Location
Nottinghamshire UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Cinderhill
Location in Nottinghamshire, England

Cinderhill is a tram stop on the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) light rail system in the city of Nottingham on the boundary between the suburbs of Basford and Bulwell. It was part of the NET's initial system, and is situated in the middle of the short single line branch between Highbury Vale and Phoenix Park tram stops. The stop comprises a single platform and track, situated in a cutting between two bridges and served by trams running in both directions. [1] [2]

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With the opening of NET's phase two, Cinderhill is now on NET line 2, which runs from Phoenix Park through the city centre to a terminus in Clifton. Trams run at frequencies that vary between 4 and 8 trams per hour, depending on the day and time of day. [3] [4]

The stop is on the former alignment of the Cinderhill Colliery Railway to the old Babbington Colliery, which is now the site of Phoenix Park. [5] [6]

On 31 August 2021, a car hit a footbridge at the stop. [7]

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