Hucknall Central railway station

Hucknall Central railway station was a station in Hucknall on the Great Central Railway's main line from Manchester to London.

Construction

Hucknall Central was of the larger 'town' variety of stations on the Great Central main line, with access to the island platform being via a footbridge from the booking hall which sat on the eastern side of the line. More comprehensive passenger facilities were provided at Hucknall, similar to Loughborough Central and Rugby Central stations, though not quite as lavish as in those cases.^[1] The station was constructed circa 1896-1898 by the contractors Logan and Hemmingway.^[2]^[3]

History

The station opened as Hucknall Town on 15 March 1899 as part of the Great Central Railway's London extension. Soon after grouping as part of the London and North Eastern Railway, the station was renamed to Hucknall Central on 1 June 1923. The station was closed to both passengers and goods on 4 March 1963, along with most other local stations on the line.^[4]

Present day

All that remains of the station is the road overbridge. The cutting in which the station lay has been filled in on both sides of this bridge, with a housing development on the south side.^[4]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Bulwell Hall Halt Line and station closed		Great Central Railway London Extension		Annesley South Halt Line and station closed

References

Coordinates: 53°01′55″N 1°12′33″W / 53.0319°N 1.2091°W / 53.0319; -1.2091

Closed railway stations in Nottinghamshire

Mansfield Railway	Mansfield Central Sutton-in-Ashfield Central Kirkby-in-Ashfield Central Pinxton North

Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway	Warsop Clipstone Edwinstowe Ollerton Boughton (Nottinghamshire) Tuxford Central Dukeries Junction Fledborough Clifton-on-Trent Doddington and Harby

GCR Main Line	Hollinwell and Annesley Annesley South Junction Halt Hucknall Central Bulwell Hall Halt Bulwell Common New Basford Carrington Nottingham Victoria Nottingham Arkwright Street Ruddington Rushcliffe Halt East Leake

Leen Valley Extension	Skegby Sutton-in-Ashfield Town Newstead and Annesley Linby (Great Northern) Hucknall Town Butler's Hill Bestwood Colliery Bulwell Forest

GNR Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension	Pinxton South Pye Hill and Somercotes Codnor Park and Selston Newthorpe, Greasley and Shipley Gate Awsworth Kimberley East Basford North Daybrook Gedling and Carlton

Worksop to Nottingham Line	Sutton Junction Mansfield Town Kirkby-in-Ashfield East Annesley Linby Hucknall Byron Bulwell Market Basford Vernon Radford Lenton

Nottingham Suburban Railway	Sherwood St Ann's Well Thorneywood

Mansfield to Rolleston Junction	Blidworth and Rainworth Farnsfield Kirklington and Edingley Southwell

Bennerley Junction to Basford	Kimberley West Watnall

Nottingham and Melton Railway	Edwalton Plumtree Widmerpool Upper Broughton

Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway	Bingham Road (Notts) Barnstone Redmile Cotham

Great Northern Main Line	Scrooby Ranskill Barnby Moor and Sutton Tuxford North Crow Park Carlton-on-Trent

Midland Counties Railway	Nottingham Carrington Street Kegworth Hathern

Great Eastern and Great Northern Joint Railway	Park Drain Misterton Walkeringham Beckingham

Other	Checker House Cottam Kirkby Bentinck Nottingham London Road Nottingham Racecourse Teversall Manor Trowell Whiteborough

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