Awsworth railway station
Encyclopedia
Awsworth railway station was a former railway station
in Awsworth
, Nottinghamshire
. It was opened by the Great Northern Railway
on its Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension in 1875-6.
and the crossing of the Erewash Valley
, which it crossed by means of the impressive Bennerley Viaduct
which has been partly preserved. Nearby was Awsworth Junction where a branch led north towards Eastwood and Langley Mill
and Pinxton
Opened by the Great Northern Railway
, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway
during the Grouping
of 1923. The station then passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways
on nationalisation in 1948.
It was then closed by the British Railways Board
.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Awsworth
Awsworth
Awsworth is a village and civil parish in the Broxtowe district of Nottinghamshire, England. It had a population of 2,266 in 2001. The village is near the edge of the Greater Nottingham area, between Kimberley and Ilkeston, Derbyshire....
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
. It was opened by the Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
on its Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension in 1875-6.
History
It was situated on a down grade between Kimberley East railway stationKimberley East railway station
Kimberley East Railway Station was a station serving the town of Kimberley in Nottinghamshire, England.- History :It was opened by the Great Northern Railway on its Derbyshire Extension in 1875-6...
and the crossing of the Erewash Valley
Erewash Valley
The Erewash Valley is the valley of the River Erewash on the border of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire as far as the River Trent. It runs along the boundary of the southern end of the Derbyshire hills and the more rolling Nottinghamshire country...
, which it crossed by means of the impressive Bennerley Viaduct
Bennerley Viaduct
Bennerley Viaduct is a disused railway viaduct spanning the Erewash Valley between Awsworth in Nottinghamshire and Ilkeston in Derbyshire.- Origins :...
which has been partly preserved. Nearby was Awsworth Junction where a branch led north towards Eastwood and Langley Mill
Eastwood and Langley Mill railway station
Eastwood and Langley Mill railway station was a former railway station to serve the villages of Eastwood and Langley Mill . It was opened by the Great Northern Railway on its Derbyshire Extension in 1875-6....
and Pinxton
Opened by the Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
The London and North Eastern Railway was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain...
during the Grouping
Railways Act 1921
The Railways Act 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which...
of 1923. The station then passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways
London Midland Region of British Railways
The London Midland Region was one of the six regions created on the formation of the nationalised British Railways and consisted of ex-London, Midland and Scottish Railway lines in England and Wales. The region was managed first from buildings adjacent to Euston Station and later from Stanier...
on nationalisation in 1948.
It was then closed by the British Railways Board
British Railways Board
The British Railways Board was a nationalised industry in the United Kingdom that existed from 1962 to 2001. From its foundation until 1997, it was responsible for most railway services in Great Britain, trading under the brand names British Railways and, from 1965, British Rail...
.