| Beeston | |
|---|---|
| Beeston Station in 2004 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Beeston |
| Local authority | Broxtowe |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BEE |
| Managed by | East Midlands Trains |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.331 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.337 million |
| 2006/07 * | 368,248 |
| 2007/08 * | 400,139 |
| 2008/09 * | 404,062 |
| 2009/10 * | 414,718 |
| History | |
| Opened 1839 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Beeston from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Beeston railway station is a railway station on the Midland Main Line which serves the town of Beeston in Nottinghamshire, England. It lies 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south west of Nottingham railway station. The station is managed by East Midlands Trains.
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The station is equipped with the following facilities:
The station was built in 1839[1] for the Midland Counties Railway. Services began on 4 June 1839. In 1844 the Midland Counties Railway joined with the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.
The first station from Nottingham, at the time it was very popular with people from the city who wished to spend a day in the countryside, desiring "fresh air and recreation".
The original station building, which was little more than a cottage, was replaced in 1847 with the substantially larger white brick building with ashlar trimmings which still exists. This is notable for its carved bargeboards, some remaining diagonal paned windows and the pseudo-heraldic shields with 'MR' and '1847'.[2] The wooden platform canopies and adjacent wrought-iron and glass canopy were installed in 1871. The wooden platform canopies were originally located at Southwell Railway Station, and were relocated to Beeston when Southwell Station was re-built.[3]
The growth of Beeston led to substantial expansion of the station facilities in the Edwardian period. An extension containing a large booking hall, ladies' waiting room and parcels office was added to the rear of the station building, doubling its floorspace.
In 1937 the Midland Railway drew up plans for an additional waiting room on platform 2 but the plan was never put into action.
The level crossing, lattice footbridge and signal box survived until 1969 when Beeston and Stapleford Urban District Council built a road bridge ("Station Bridge") across the railway to ease traffic delays caused by the frequent closure of the level crossing. This essentially also replaced the footbridge between the two platforms.
With the decline in passenger numbers in the 1980s, the entire station suffered from vandalism and neglect, and British Rail proposed complete demolition. A spirited campaign by the local civic society and rail historians led to the listing of the station building in 1987. A separate listing application was made in the early 1990s and the platform shelters were also listed.
This was followed by restoration of what remained of the 1847 building and the platform shelters. The (architecturally undistinguished) extension was demolished, revealing the original gables on the town side of the building.
Today, the station's ticket office in the station building is open seven days a week, together with a small café also in the station building, and passenger numbers using the station have risen substantially in recent years. Plans are in place for improved facilities with toilets, CCTV, a waiting room and improved parking.[4]
The original platform masonry survived until 2004 when the platforms were completely rebuilt.
It is planned that both platforms will be extended by up to 69 metres by no later than 2012.[5]
The Nottingham-bound platform is platform 1; the Derby-bound platform is numbered 2.
Lifts are to be provided at Beeston railway station.[6]
Rail routes run north-south through Beeston along the route known as the Midland Main Line, going south to Loughborough, Leicester, Luton and London (St Pancras, 123 miles (198 km) from Beeston station[7]); and north to Nottingham.
Major junctions north and south of Nottingham station link the line to northern and eastern England.
Train operators using the station include CrossCountry and East Midlands Trains. As of late 2009 Beeston is a penalty fare station.
The usual Monday - Saturday service pattern is as follows:
| Date | Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ca 1839 | Mr. Campbell[8] | ||
| ca 1844 | Jonathan Raven[9] | Described in the Nottinghamshire Directory as Station Keeper | |
| ca 1848 | Joseph Tipper | ||
| ca 1853 | John Swain | ||
| ca 1864 | Frederick Musson | ||
| Dec 1869 - 1881 - ???? | Samuel Theodore Bunning | His salary was 24 shillings a week. Here he remained for over 13 years and received advances for 9 years until he reached £120 per annum. | |
| ca 1885 | William Foster[10] | ||
| ???? - 1900 - 1922 - ???? | John Williams |
The railway employed a large number of local people. The 1881 census for Beeston[11] shows 141 men with railway employment although there is no evidence that they all worked in Beeston.
In 1864, John Ashe is listed as the booking clerk.
Leslie Blood worked in the booking office from 1926 to 1939 when he was promoted to the position of Stationmaster at Stoke Golding.
Sir Neil Cossons, now Chairman of English Heritage, worked as a junior porter in his youth.
Prices in parentheses show the equivalent price adjusted for inflation to 2012 prices.
| Year | London First Open Return | London Standard Open Return | Nottingham Single | Birmingham Cheap Day Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £81.00 (£116.08) | £59.00 (£84.55) | ||
| 1996 | £84.00 (£117.54) | £61.00 (£85.36) | £1.00 (£1.40) | £9.30 (£13.01) |
| 1997 | £91.00 (£123.46) | £63.00 (£85.47) | ||
| 1998 | £93.50 (£122.64) | £68.00 (£89.20) | ||
| 1999 | £93.50 (£120.79) | £68.00 (£87.85) | ||
| 2000 | £93.50 (£117.31) | £68.00 (£85.32) | ||
| 2001 | £101.00 (£124.53) | £74.00 (£91.24) | ||
| 2002 | £117.00 (£141.88) | £85.00 (£103.08) | £1.20 (£1.46) | £9.30 (£11.28) |
| 2003 | £121.00 (£142.61) | £88.00 (£103.71) | £1.20 (£1.41) | £9.50 (£11.20) |
| 2004 | £126.00 (£144.21) | £91.00 (£104.15) | £1.20 (£1.37) | £9.80 (£11.22) |
| 2005 | £130.00 (£144.67) | £94.00 (£104.61) | £1.30 (£1.45) | £9.80 (£10.91) |
| 2006 | £142.00 (£153.16) | £104.00 (£112.18) | £1.40 (£1.51) | £10.60 (£11.43) |
| 2007 | £147.00 (£152.03) | £109.00 (£112.73) | £1.50 (£1.55) | £11.10 (£11.48) |
| 2008 | £167.00 (£166.13) | £118.00 (£117.38) | £1.50 (£1.49) | £11.90 (£11.84) |
| 2009 | £172.00 (£172.00) | £131.00 (£131.00) | £1.60 (£1.60) | £13.20 (£13.20) |
| 2010 | £195.00 (£195.00) | £132.00 (£132.00) | £1.60 (£1.60) | £14.10 (£14.10) |
| 2011 | £201.50 (£201.50) | £139.50 (£139.50) | £1.70 (£1.70) | £15.00 (£15.00) |
The station has the PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets can be bought together at a saving. It is in the same area as Nottingham, Bulwell, Netherfield and Carlton stations.
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