Nottingham Racecourse railway station was a station opened by the Great Northern Railway to serve

Nottingham Racecourse Nottingham Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. It is situated at Colwick Park, close to the River Trent and about 3 km east of the city centre. Characteristics There are actually ...

Nottingham, England Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robin ...

History

The Racecourse station was located on the extension built in 1857, when opened its own terminus at London Road, due to continuing problems with sharing the

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's Carrington Street station. The Great Northern took over the line from

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from the

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. The station operated until the late 1960s when the line was shut down. There are still remnants of the station buildings on Colwick Road. Today the racecourse is served by Nottingham Station located two miles from the course.

References

Disused railway stations in Nottinghamshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1857 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1959 Former Great Northern Railway stations 1857 establishments in England {{EastMidlands-railstation-stub