Attenborough railway station

Attenborough
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Location
Place	Attenborough
Local authority	Borough of Broxtowe
Coordinates
Grid reference	SK518346
Operations
Station code	ATB
Managed by	East Midlands Trains
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2007/08	37,566
2008/09	37,418
2009/10	58,748
2010/11	66,038
2011/12	79,794
2012/13	89,938
2013/14	94,756
2014/15	112,532
History
1 December 1856	Station opens as Attenborough Gate
1 November 1858	Station closes
1 September 1864	Station reopens as Attenborough
19 April 1937	Station renamed Chilwell
27 September 1937	Station renamed Attenborough
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Attenborough from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

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Down freight train approaching the station in 1961

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A Class 222 Meridian near Attenborough on the Midland Main Line

Attenborough railway station serves Attenborough in Nottinghamshire, England.

As of late 2009 Attenborough is a Penalty fare station when travelling on East Midlands Trains services and the Pertis machine must be used which is located on the Derby bound platform.

History

Built as a halt known as Attenborough Gate in 1856 on the Midland Counties Railway line from Nottingham to Derby which had opened in 1839, the station opened next to a level crossing and tickets were bought from the crossing keeper.

The station on the present site was built by the Midland Railway in 1864; the Gate suffix was dropped and the name became Attenborough.

Becoming part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, the station then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

During World War I that station had its platforms extended as it was used as an interchange for soldiers heading for Chetwynd Barracks.

In April 1937 the station was renamed Chilwell, but this change was reverted in September 1937.

The signal box survived until at least 1982 but is now demolished.

When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Regional Railways until the Privatisation of British Railways.

It is an unstaffed station having lost its station buildings and staff in the early 1990s. Following a rebuild of the platforms in 2005 the station has no architectural remains from any earlier station except parts of the footbridge.

The footbridge was replaced in 2007 receiving a new steel deck and stairways. The blue brick towers, which support the bridge, were retained.

Services

An hourly service is provided throughout the day by East Midlands Trains' Matlock to Nottingham service. Additional services run at peak times, including some operated by CrossCountry.

East Midlands Trains Mainline services from Leeds, Sheffield and London run through at high speed, but do not stop. Interchange with Mainline services can be made at Derby and Nottingham.

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Long Eaton		CrossCountry Cardiff–Nottingham		Beeston
Loughborough		East Midlands Trains Leicester-Lincoln Limited Service		Nottingham
Long Eaton		East Midlands Trains Derwent Valley Line		Beeston

References

• Higginson, M, (1989) The Midland Counties Railway: A Pictorial Survey, Derby: Midland Railway Trust.
• Station on navigable O.S. map

External links

• Class 44 locomotive passing Attenborough Station 1976.
• Train passing through Attenborough Station in 2005.
• See Attenborough railway station on Google Street View.