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Ruddington Factory Halt | |
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General information | |
Location | Ruddington, Rushcliffe England |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | ministry of defence |
Post-grouping | ministry of defense |
Key dates | |
1 September 1941 | Opened |
c.1948 | Closed |
Ruddington Factory Halt was a railway station opened in 1941 but closed circa 1948. [1] The station was opened to serve a new factory within the Ruddington Ordnance Depot. The site is now occupied by Rushcliffe Country Park in Ruddington just near the Great Central railway Nottingham
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Ruddington Line and station closed | London & North Eastern Railway Great Central Main Line | Terminus |
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