Basford North railway station
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Basford North railway station was a former railway station
to serve Basford
and Bulwell
in Nottinghamshire
. It was close to the River Leen
which it crossed with a nine-arch brick viaduct.
on its Derbyshire Extension in 1875-6, and later again renamed Basford North to avoid confusion with The Midland Railways's earlier built station(Bulwell Market
) opened in 1848
It closed in 1964. There were further stations in Bulwell at , and .
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
to serve Basford
Basford
Basford can refer to a number of locations in England:* Basford, Cheshire* Basford, Nottinghamshire* Basford, Shropshire* Basford, Staffordshire* Basford Rural District, an rural district close to Nottingham, England, from 1894 to 1974...
and Bulwell
Bulwell
Bulwell is an English market town approximately northwest of Nottingham city centre, on the northern edge of the city. The United Kingdom Census 2001 showed there were almost 30,000 people living in the Bulwell area, accounting for over 10% of the population of the city of Nottingham.-Early...
in Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
. It was close to the River Leen
River Leen
The River Leen rises in the Robin Hood Hills just outside Kirkby-in-Ashfield. It then flows through the grounds of Newstead Abbey, skirts Hucknall, goes through Papplewick and on through Bestwood Country Park, and following the route of the Leen Valley into suburban and urban Nottingham, passing...
which it crossed with a nine-arch brick viaduct.
History
It was opened originally as Dob Park Station as it was built on land belonging to that estate but quickly changed its name to Basford and Bulwell. Built by the Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
on its Derbyshire Extension in 1875-6, and later again renamed Basford North to avoid confusion with The Midland Railways's earlier built station(Bulwell Market
Bulwell station
Bulwell station is a railway station and tram stop in Bulwell, Nottingham, England.It is located on the Robin Hood Line and the Hucknall branch of the Nottingham Express Transit....
) opened in 1848
It closed in 1964. There were further stations in Bulwell at , and .