Place Attenborough Station code ATB DfT category F2 Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference SK518346 Managed by East Midlands Trains 2011/12 79,794 | |
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Address Beeston, Nottingham NG9 6AL, United Kingdom Similar Bingham railway station, Beeston railway station, Long Eaton railway station, Radcliffe railway station, Netherfield railway station | ||
Attenborough railway station serves Attenborough in Nottinghamshire, England.
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History
Built as a halt known as Attenborough Gate in 1856 on the Midland Counties Railway line from Nottingham to Derby which had opened in 1839, the station opened next to a level crossing and tickets were bought from the crossing keeper.
The station on the present site was built by the Midland Railway and opened on 1 September 1864; the Gate suffix was dropped and the name became Attenborough.
Becoming part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, the station then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
During World War I the station had its platforms extended as it was used as an interchange for soldiers heading for Chetwynd Barracks.
In April 1937 the station was renamed Chilwell. However, this did not go down well with Attenborough locals who raised a petition which 235 local people signed. This resulted in a decision by the LMS to revert the name back to Attenborough.
The signal box survived until at least 1982 but is now demolished.
When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Regional Railways until the Privatisation of British Railways.
It is an unstaffed station having lost its station buildings and staff in the early 1990s. Following a rebuild of the platforms in 2005 the station has no architectural remains from any earlier station except parts of the footbridge.
The footbridge was replaced in 2007 receiving a new steel deck and stairways. The blue brick towers, which support the bridge, were retained. As of late 2009 Attenborough is a Penalty fare station when travelling on East Midlands Trains services and the Pertis machine must be used which is located on the Derby bound platform.
Services
An hourly service is provided throughout the day by East Midlands Trains' Matlock to Nottingham service. Most of these now run through to & from Newark Castle since the December 2014 timetable change. Additional services run at peak times, including some operated by CrossCountry.
On Sundays the service is also hourly, although only between Nottingham & Derby (two-hourly extensions to Matlock).
East Midlands Trains Mainline services from Leeds, Sheffield and London run through at high speed, but do not stop. Interchange with Mainline services can be made at Derby and Nottingham.