Phoenix Park is a tram stop on the

Nottingham Express Transit Nottingham Express Transit (NET) is a tram system in Nottingham, England. The concept of a modern tramway to reduce road congestion and promote urban renewal was formally identified during the late 1980s while detailed planning was undertake ...

(NET) light rail system, in the

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suburb of

Bulwell Bulwell is a market town and former civil parish in the Nottingham district, in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. It is south-west of Hucknall and to the north-west of Nottingham. The United Kingdom Census 2011 recorded the p ...

. It serves as one of the two northern termini (the other being

Hucknall Hucknall () is a market town in the Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England, north of Nottingham, southeast of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, from Mansfield and south of Sutton-in-Ashfield. Hucknall is on the west ba ...

) of the NET's initial system, and is at the end of the short single line branch from

Highbury Vale Highbury Vale is an area located in the city of Nottingham, and is located in the Bulwell Forest ward (which includes Rise Park and the western area of Top Valley). The area forms part of a conservation area and is located roughly from the Cit ...

. The stop has a single island platform, flanked by two stub tracks which are segregated from the adjacent road. Phoenix Park serves as one of several

park and ride A park and ride, also known as incentive parking or a commuter lot, is a parking lot with public transport connections that allows commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, Rail transport, r ...

stops on the NET network, with more than 600

car park A parking lot or car park (British English), also known as a car lot, is a cleared area intended for parking vehicles. The term usually refers to an area dedicated only for parking, with a durable or semi-durable surface. In most jurisdic ...

ing spaces located next to the stop. With the opening of NET's phase two, Phoenix Park is now the terminus of NET line 2, which runs through the city centre to a terminus in Clifton. Trams run at frequencies that vary between 4 and 8 trams per hour, depending on the day and time of day. The tram stop and car park, along with the surrounding business park, is on the site of the former Babbington Colliery, also known as Cinderhill Colliery, which opened in 1841 and was the first site for large-scale coal mining in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Gallery

File:Phoenix Park - geograph.org.uk - 1555555.jpg, Street entrance File:Phoenix Park and Ride - geograph.org.uk - 1556496.jpg, Park and ride File:Phoenix Park tram stop by chrisw at 2015-08-02 11.01.38.jpg, The platform File:Phoenix Park tram terminus (geograph 4015899).jpg, Tracks quickly become one File:A tram on the way to Cinderhill (geograph 3531247).jpg, On the way to Cinderhill

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*{{commons category-inline, Phoenix Park NET stop, Phoenix Park tram stop Nottingham Express Transit stops Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2004