Long Eaton railway station

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For some years from the 1920s until 1937, the station was managed by the station master at Trent Junction. [10]

Services

A map of East Midlands Railway's InterCity and Connect services showing the current service pattern each hour EMR vector map.jpg
A map of East Midlands Railway's InterCity and Connect services showing the current service pattern each hour

Rail routes run north–south through Long Eaton along the route known as the Midland Main Line, going south to Loughborough, Leicester, Luton and London; and north to Derby, Chesterfield and Sheffield.

A major junction south of the station at Trent links with the cross-country route to Nottingham. West bound services to Birmingham travel via Derby and the Cross Country Route.

Train operators using the station include CrossCountry and East Midlands Railway. [11]

The usual Monday–Saturday service pattern is as follows:

On Sundays, the London to Sheffield trains call hourly each way and the Matlock trains every two hours. There is an hourly Derby to Nottingham stopping service in each direction, but no direct service to Birmingham.

Current station

The usable length of the station platforms is shorter than the Intercity trains which stop here. Passengers arriving from London, Derby or Sheffield usually have to get off from the front four carriages. Cycles are sometimes stored in vestibules away from the cycle lockers, depending on the orientation of the train.

The station is staffed between 06:00 and 17:30 during the day and has three automatic ticket machines installed externally, which can be used day and night: at the station front and on platform 1 and 2 inside the platform shelter.

It was planned that both platforms would be extended by up to 10 metres by no later than 2012. [12] This was not completed and the platform has not been extended.

Developments along the Erewash line are expected to bring changes to Long Eaton station. A plan drawn up in 2011 recommended a new Derby to Mansfield service via new stations at Breaston & Draycott, Long Eaton West (renamed from Long Eaton), Long Eaton Central, Stapleford & Sandiacre, Ilkeston, Eastwood & Langley Mill (renamed from Langley Mill), Selston & Somercotes and then to Pinxton via new trackbed connecting with the Mansfield line from Nottingham at Kirkby in Ashfield. [13]

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References

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Long Eaton
National Rail logo.svg
Longeatonbldg.jpg
The station building
General information
Location Long Eaton, Derbyshire, Erewash
England
Grid reference SK481321
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed by East Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeLGE
Classification DfT category D
History
Opened10 December 1888 [1]
Original company Midland Railway
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1932Renamed Sawley Junction for Long Eaton
1967Renamed Long Eaton
Passengers
2017/18Increase2.svg 0.653 million
Preceding station  National Rail logo.svg National Rail  Following station
CrossCountry
CrossCountry
East Midlands Railway
Midland Main Line
East Midlands Railway
Derwent Valley Line
  Historical railways  
Sawley
Line open, station closed		  Midland Railway
Midland Main Line		  Kegworth
Line open, station closed
  Midland Railway
Midland Main Line		  Trent
Line open, station closed

Coordinates: 52°53′06″N1°17′14″W / 52.88500°N 1.28722°W / 52.88500; -1.28722

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