Radford | |
|---|---|
| Location | Radford, Nottingham England |
| Coordinates | 52°57′23″N1°11′04″W / 52.9563°N 1.1845°W Coordinates: 52°57′23″N1°11′04″W / 52.9563°N 1.1845°W |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 2 October 1848 | Station opened |
| 12 October 1964 | Station closed |
Radford railway station was on the Midland Main Line and Robin Hood Line in Radford, Nottingham.
It was opened by the Midland Railway on 2 October 1848. Three passenger trains a day in each direction were provided from Monday to Saturday with two on Sundays. The fare from Nottingham to Radford was 9d. in first class (equivalent to £3.79in 2019), [1] 6d in second class (equivalent to £2.53in 2019), [1] and 4d in third class (equivalent to £1.68in 2019). [1] [2]
In 1870 the Midland Railway approved the construction of the Radford to Trowell line which started at a junction just north of Radford station. [3] Along with the Ambergate to Codnor Park line constructed at the same time, its purpose was to route Lancashire freight traffic via Nottingham to avoid the bottleneck of Derby. [4] The line was nearly 5 miles in length and the contractor was Messrs Eckersley and Bayliss of Derby. [5] Some labour force issues [6] delayed completion of the line until 1874. [7] It formally opened on 1 May 1875. [4] and also served Wollaton Colliery and later Trowell Moor Colliery.
It closed on 12 October 1964. [8] No trace of it remains beyond different coloured brickwork on the A609 road bridge where steps went down to the platform, [9] and some windows which can be seen from the Jubilee Campus of the University of Nottingham
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenton Line open, station closed | Midland Railway Nottingham to Mansfield line | Basford Line open, station closed | ||
| Lenton Line open, station closed | Midland Railway Radford to Trowell line | Trowell Line open, station closed | ||
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