Hucknall Central railway station, originally known as Hucknall Town, was a station in

Hucknall Hucknall, formerly Hucknall Torkard, is a market town in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies 7 miles north of Nottingham, 7 miles south-east of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, 9 miles from Mansfield and 10 miles south of Sutton-in ...

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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.Hucknall Central on original line survey
/ref> The station was constructed circa 1896-1898 by the contractors Logan and Hemmingway.Hucknall Central under construction 1896
/ref>Hucknall Central under construction 1898
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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 London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second largest (after LMS) of the " Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. It operated from 1 January 1923 until nationalisation on 1 January 1948. At th ...

, 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.Hucknall Central at www.disused-stations.org.uk
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Present day

All that remains of the station is the Watnell Road overbridge between Farleys Lane and Sandy Lane. This road has had the spelling changed to Watnall Road. 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.

References

{{Closed stations Nottinghamshire Disused railway stations in Nottinghamshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1899 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1963 Former Great Central Railway stations