Phoenix Park is a tram stop on the
Nottingham Express Transit
Nottingham Express Transit (NET) is a tram system in Nottingham, England. The system opened to the public on 9 March 2004 and a second phase, that more than doubled the size of the total system, opened on 25 August 2015, having been initially ...
(NET) light rail system, in the
city of Nottingham
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 ...
suburb of
Bulwell
Bulwell is a market town in the City of Nottingham, in Nottinghamshire, England. It is south-west of Hucknall and to the north-west of Nottingham. The United Kingdom Census 2011 recorded the population of Bulwell at 29,771 which amounted to o ...
. It serves as one of the two northern termini (the other being
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 ...
) 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 is located roughly from the City Centre, and about from Bulwell. Su ...
. 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 commuting, commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, Rail t ...
stops on the NET network, with more than 600
car park
A parking lot (American English) 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 surfac ...
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
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. Trams run at frequencies that vary between 4 and 8 trams per hour, depending on the day and time of day.
Babbington Colliery
Babbington Colliery, also known as Cinderhill Colliery, was a coal mine in Cinderhill, Nottinghamshire, England. The mine opened in 1841, and was the first large-scale coal mine in the county. It took its name from its original owner, the Babbing ...
, 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
References
External links
*{{commons category-inline, Phoenix Park NET stop, Phoenix Park tram stop
Nottingham Express Transit stops
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2004