Place Ilkeston Managed by Northern 2 April 2017 Confirmed opening | Station code ILN Number of platforms 2 | |
Address Ilkeston DE7 5TF, United Kingdom Similar Low Moor railway station, Winslow railway station, Battersea Power Station tu, Kenilworth railway station, Ilkeston North railway st | ||
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Ilkeston railway station is planned to serve the town of Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England. It will be located at the site of the former Ilkeston Junction and Cossall station, on the Midland Main Line between Nottingham and Langley Mill. It is to be served by Northern Nottingham to Leeds services and by East Midlands Trains. The station is expected to open on 2 April 2017. It will have two platforms, automated ticket machines, a 150-space car park and a taxi rank.
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View of ilkeston railway station west platform february 1st 2017
Funding
Ilkeston was proposed in 2009 as a new Park and Ride (or Parkway) station in the Connecting Communities report by the Association of Train Operating Companies.
Funding came from the government via the New Stations Fund, managed by Network Rail. Selection of Ilkeston was confirmed in May 2013, with the station planned to open in 2014.
The cost of the project, originally estimated at £6.5m, was reported as £10m in 2016.
Construction
Preliminary work at the site in June 2014 found protected great crested newts, delaying the start of construction until October 2014. This, together with additional flood protection work, delayed the expected opening date to spring 2015.
In October 2014, it was announced that the cost of proposed flood protection work exceeded the available budget, requiring a cheaper solution to be found. This further delayed the start of construction until 2015, and pushed the opening date to "late 2015".
In February 2015, the finding of more great crested newts further delayed the work, and the opening was expected to be by August 2016, but one year later this had become "late autumn". Further delays have led to the opening date being pushed back into the first quarter of 2017. In January 2017, the opening date of Sunday, 2 April 2017 was finally announced.
The first groundwork of the main station construction began in spring 2016, after the completion of preliminary works including the assessment and stabilisation of mines.
An unofficial website monitoring and reporting the progress of the construction was set up. Articles from local residents and business owners have been written with the inclusion of video footage of some of the construction work.
Services will commence on Sunday 2nd April 2017, timetables are now fully published and available from the relevant operators.