Nottingham Arkwright Street railway station
Nottingham Arkwright Street | |
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General information | |
Location | Nottingham, Nottingham England |
Grid reference | SK57193821 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Central Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
15 March 1899 | Opened as Arkwright Street |
24 May 1900 | Renamed Nottingham Arkwright Street |
4 March 1963 | Closed |
4 September 1967 | Reopened |
5 May 1969 | Closed |
Nottingham Arkwright Street was a
History
Opening
Nottingham Arkwright Street was built by the Great Central Railway and opened in 1899. It formed part of the long approach viaducts to the south of the city, running from Queen's Walk Yard to Thurland Street Tunnel. As a result of being atop the viaducts, it was one of only two examples of the original intermediate stations (together with Carrington) on the Great Central's London Extension not to be constructed to the favoured island platform design which facilitated future development.[1] Arkwright Street was instead built with twin side wooden platforms which were cantilevered out from the viaduct and approached by steps leading up from Arkwright Street.[2]
Whilst the line was only double track through Arkwright Street, immediately to the south for a distance of some half a mile the railway was quadrupled. This bisected an area of roughly 33 acres (130,000 m2), running parallel to Queen's Walk, and hence the area was known as Queen's Walk Yard. A carriage shed and locomotive depot, including a shed capable of accommodating 16 engines, were constructed on the up side, and a warehouse and goods, coal and timber yards on the down side.
Passenger services commenced on the Great Central on 15 March 1899 with Arkwright Street as the line's temporary northern terminus pending the completion of Nottingham Victoria.[8]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Ruddington Line and station closed |
Great Central Railway London Extension |
Nottingham Victoria Line and station closed |
Decline and closure
The more centrally-situated Nottingham Victoria was to supersede Arkwright Street which was to close in 1963 having been recommended for closure in the
In 1966, however, the Great Central Main Line was closed as a through-route, with the only passenger trains to be retained being a DMU service between Nottingham and
All passenger trains on the line were withdrawn in May 1969, and Arkwright Street station consequently closed on a permanent basis. Goods trains continued to pass through until 1973.
Present day
The station and viaducts carrying the railway were demolished around 1975 and the area was comprehensively redeveloped leaving no trace of the railway that ran through the Meadows.[9]
The Great Central Railway (heritage railway) have hope of extending their current terminus at Ruddington Fields to Ruddington. However, they do not plan to reopen the line towards Nottingham Arkwright Street. Mostly in part due to the Nottingham Tram running on the line and station site at Arkwright Street has been built over and used for road alignments.
External links
- "Demolition of GCR in Nottingham".
- "A Trip On The GCR To Nottingham & Rugby".
- "Nottingham Arkwright Street Station".
References
- ^ Dow, George (1962). Great Central: Volume 2 Dominion of Watkin 1864-1899. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan Limited. pp. 328–329.
- ^ Dow, G., op. cit. p. 313
- ^ Nottingham Arkwright Street on original Fowler surveys
- ^ Queen's Walk Yard on original Fowler surveys
- ISBN 0-7110-2618-1.
- ^ Dow, G., op. cit. p. 313-314.
- ^ Clifton branch on original Fowler surveys
- ISBN 978-0-85936-193-4.
- ^ Geograph.