Place Hucknall Station code HKN DfT category F2 Phone +44 115 942 7777 | Grid reference SK540493 Managed by East Midlands Trains Opened 2 October 1848 | |
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Number of platforms National Rail – 1
Nottingham Express Transit – 2 Address Baths Lane, Hucknall, Nottingham NG15 7TL, UK Similar Mansfield Woodhouse railway st, Mansfield railway station, Kirkby‑in‑Ashfield railway station, Sutton Parkway railway st, St Peter and St Paul's Ch | ||
East midlands trains 156 405 arrives at hucknall station
Hucknall station, also formerly known as Hucknall Byron station, is a railway station and tram stop in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England. It is located on the Robin Hood railway line 5 miles (8 km) north of Nottingham and is also the northern terminus of the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) tram system. The station has park and ride facilities, with nearly 450 parking spaces for use by both tram and train passengers.
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- East midlands trains 156 405 arrives at hucknall station
- East midlands trains 156 405 leaves hucknall station
- History
- Rail
- Tram
- References
TrentBarton Connect Red/Blue bus services connect passengers to the town centre and the western estates, stopping adjacent to the tramstop. TrentBarton 141 service connect passengers to the town centre, the eastern estate and the surrounding villages, stopping on the roadbridge above the station, or adjacent to the Tesco Extra.
The Tesco Extra and the Ashgate Retail Park (Argos, Home Bargains and Kennelgate) are located close to the station.
East midlands trains 156 405 leaves hucknall station
History
Hucknall station first opened, as Hucknall, on 2 October 1848, with the opening of the Midland Railway's line from Nottingham to Mansfield. It was located some 4 chains (260 ft; 80 m) from the current station site, and was the first of several stations to serve Hucknall, including the Great Northern's Hucknall Town and the Great Central's Hucknall Central. Hucknall station was relocated to the current site on 22 December 1895, and renamed to Hucknall Byron on 11 August 1952 in order to avoid confusion with the other Hucknall stations. It was closed to passenger traffic, along with all the other stations on the line, on 12 October 1964, but the railway line itself was retained for goods traffic. On 17 May 1993, this line was reopened by British Rail to passenger traffic as part of the new Robin Hood Line, and the station was reopened under its original name, the other Hucknall stations having closed in the meantime.
The tram stop opened on 9 March 2004, along with the rest of NET's initial system.
Rail
The railway has a single line and platform through the station, with the platform on the same side of the railway track as the tram stop. There is direct access from the railway platform to the tram platforms.
During Monday to Saturday daytimes there is generally a half-hourly service from Hucknall southbound to Nottingham. There are two trains per hour northbound, one terminating at Mansfield Woodhouse and the other continuing to Worksop. Evening services run hourly in each direction, with all evening northbound trains going to Worksop. On Sundays there is a two-hourly service in both directions, with northbound trains only running as far as Mansfield Woodhouse (services north of Mansfield Woodhouse were withdrawn due to low patronage at the spring 2011 timetable change).
A single Monday to Saturday southbound morning service continues beyond Nottingham to Peterborough and Norwich, but there is no corresponding northbound return working. Many commuters use this service as a way to connect with services to London Kings Cross at Peterborough.
Tram
The tram stop has two side platforms, flanked two terminal tracks. To the south the line becomes single track as far as Butler's Hill tram stop.
With the opening of NET's phase two, Hucknall is the terminus of NET line 1, which runs through the city centre to Beeston and Chilwell. Trams run at frequencies that vary between 4 and 8 trams per hour, depending on the day and time of day.