Carrington railway station
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Carrington railway station was a railway station
in Nottingham
on the Great Central Railway
main line
, the last main line to be built from the north of England to London. The station opened with the line on 15 March 1899, and served the Nottingham suburb of Carrington
until 1928.
and was one of only two original stations on the line to have its platforms on each side, rather than having a single central island. It served a relatively affluent residential area about a mile to the north of the city centre along the Mansfield Road, and thus was popular with business people, and was built in a deep cutting 154 yards (140 metres) in length between the Sherwood Rise and Mansfield Road Tunnels. Had it not been for Carrington station the line would have remained underground here.
There were small waiting rooms on the platforms, but the booking office and main buildings were at street level with a long path leading down to the platforms. However by the time the station was opened, the city's electric tram network was already well established, and this limited the station's usage. It was closed to passenger services on 24 September 1928 - the first station on the Great Central Main Line to close. The line itself closed on 5 September 1966 to passengers and completely on 25 March 1968. There were never any goods facilities at Carrington.
The street level buildings continued to be used at various times as businesses, including the "Alldogs Poodle Parlour" and a sweet shop, but have now been demolished. The cutting has been filled in to street level and the Clarendon Park regional facility of the Open University
now occupies the site. Shafts have been provided to maintain access to the tunnels for inspection and maintenance purposes.
There was another station in Nottingham called Carrington Street
, later superseded by the present Nottingham station.
Train station
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in Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
on the Great Central Railway
Great Central Railway
The Great Central Railway was a railway company in England which came into being when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897 in anticipation of the opening in 1899 of its London Extension . On 1 January 1923, it was grouped into the London and North Eastern...
main line
Great Central Main Line
The Great Central Main Line , also known as the London Extension of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway , is a former railway line which opened in 1899 linking Sheffield with Marylebone Station in London via Nottingham and Leicester.The GCML was the last main line railway built in...
, the last main line to be built from the north of England to London. The station opened with the line on 15 March 1899, and served the Nottingham suburb of Carrington
Carrington, Nottingham
Carrington is a small suburb of Nottingham, England. It is approximately 1.3 miles North of Nottingham City Centre. It lies next to the areas of Sherwood, Mapperley Park, Forest Fields, Basford and the Forest Recreation Ground.-Amenities:...
until 1928.
History
The station was opened by the Great Central Railway on its London ExtensionGreat Central Main Line
The Great Central Main Line , also known as the London Extension of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway , is a former railway line which opened in 1899 linking Sheffield with Marylebone Station in London via Nottingham and Leicester.The GCML was the last main line railway built in...
and was one of only two original stations on the line to have its platforms on each side, rather than having a single central island. It served a relatively affluent residential area about a mile to the north of the city centre along the Mansfield Road, and thus was popular with business people, and was built in a deep cutting 154 yards (140 metres) in length between the Sherwood Rise and Mansfield Road Tunnels. Had it not been for Carrington station the line would have remained underground here.
There were small waiting rooms on the platforms, but the booking office and main buildings were at street level with a long path leading down to the platforms. However by the time the station was opened, the city's electric tram network was already well established, and this limited the station's usage. It was closed to passenger services on 24 September 1928 - the first station on the Great Central Main Line to close. The line itself closed on 5 September 1966 to passengers and completely on 25 March 1968. There were never any goods facilities at Carrington.
The street level buildings continued to be used at various times as businesses, including the "Alldogs Poodle Parlour" and a sweet shop, but have now been demolished. The cutting has been filled in to street level and the Clarendon Park regional facility of the Open University
Open University
The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...
now occupies the site. Shafts have been provided to maintain access to the tunnels for inspection and maintenance purposes.
There was another station in Nottingham called Carrington Street
Nottingham Carrington Street railway station
See also the later Carrington railway station built by the GCRNottingham Carrington Street railway station was the first railway station in Nottingham, opened in 1840 by the Midland Counties Railway....
, later superseded by the present Nottingham station.