Long Eaton railway station (1847–1863)

Long Eaton
Part of the Long Eaton railroad.
General information
Location	Long Eaton, Erewash England
Coordinates	52°54′02″N1°16′06″W / 52.900543°N 1.268449°W / 52.900543; -1.268449
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Key dates
6 September 1847	Station opened as Long Eaton [1]
1 October 1851	Renamed Toton for Long Eaton
1 June 1863 [2]	Last passenger service departed
Location

This Long Eaton railway station was built in 1847 for the Midland Railway.

History

Situated on Nottingham Road, it opened in 1847 on the Erewash Valley Line. ^[1] The station built by the Midland Counties Railway known as Long Eaton and opened in 1839 was renamed Long Eaton Junction.

It closed for passengers on 1 June 1863 ^[2] when a new Long Eaton station opened on Station Road, but appears to have remained open for goods traffic for a few years afterwards.

Stationmasters

• John Chappell ca. 1851
• Alfred William Button ca. 1857
• Michael Pullan ca. 1861 – 1863 ^[3] (afterwards station master at the new Long Eaton station)
• William H. Newton 1863–1864 ^[3] (afterwards station master at the new Long Eaton station)
• Michael Pullan 1864 ^[3] (transferred to Goods Dept)
• H. Milner 1864 ^[3] - ca. 1867

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Stapleford and Sandiacre Line open, station closed		Midland Railway Erewash Valley Line		Long Eaton Junction Line open, station closed

See also

• Long Eaton railway station (Midland Counties Railway)
• Long Eaton railway station

References

1. "Opening of the Erewash Valley Railway" . Derby Mercury. England. 15 September 1847. Retrieved 1 January 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Midland Railway. Erewash Valley Line. Opening of New Station at Long Eaton" . Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. England. 29 May 1863. Retrieved 1 January 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 144. 1914. Retrieved 1 January 2022.