Trains to Nottingham - Station Details and further Information on Nottingham Train Services
Nottingham station is the principal train station in the city of Nottingham, England, and the Greater Nottingham area. It is served by East Midlands Trains, CrossCountry and an hourly Northern service; prior to 11 November 2007, it was served by Midland Mainline and Central Trains.
The first Nottingham station (1839–1848) opened in May 1839 when the Midland Counties Railway opened the line from Nottingham to Derby. This terminus station was situated on the west side of Carrington Street on the site now occupied by Nottingham Magistrates' Courts. The original station gate posts still exist and form the pedestrian entrance to the Magistrates' Courts area.
In 1844 the Midland Counties Railway merged with two others into the Midland Railway and by 1848 it had outgrown this station and new lines to Lincoln had been opened. A new through station (1848–1903) was opened on Station Road on 22 May and was designed by the architect J E Hall of Nottingham.
In the 1880s Nottingham station employed 170 men.
Although attractive when it first opened, by the early 1900s the station was cramped, with only three platforms. A locomotive derailment knocked down a cast iron pillar which brought down part of the train shed. This and the new Victoria station putting the Midland Railway to shame finally resulted in a scheme to re-build and expand. |