Long Eaton railway station
Long Eaton  |
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| Location | |
| Place | Long Eaton, Derbyshire |
| Local authority | Erewash |
| Operations | |
| Station code | LGE |
| Managed by | East Midlands Trains |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.423 million |
| 2005/06 * |  0.426 million |
| 2006/07 * | 458,646 |
| 2007/08 * | 503,616 |
| 2008/09 * | 518,078 |
| 2009/10 * |  509,406 |
| History | |
| Opened 1888 | |
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| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Long Eaton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Long Eaton railway station (originally Sawley Junction) serves the town of Long Eaton in Derbyshire, in the United Kingdom. It lies on the Midland Main Line and the Derby - Nottingham line 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south east of Derby. The station is managed by East Midlands Trains although CrossCountry also operate some services.
As of late 2009 Long Eaton is a Penalty fare station, tickets must be bought from the ticket office or self service machine prior to boarding a train.
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[edit] History
The line was originally opened by the Midland Counties Railway in 1839, which shortly joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.
Originally Sawley Junction, Long Eaton is the fourth station of that name. The original Long Eaton stations were further north.
The first Sawley station was a mile out of the village on Sawley Lane, Breaston. First used in 1839, when the line opened, it was the third station from Nottingham. It was originally called Breaston, but the name was changed to avoid confusion with Beeston.
This station at Sawley Junction opened in 1888 on Tamworth Road. Since another station had been opened not far away at Draycott in 1852, the original Sawley closed in 1930.
[edit] Services
Rail routes run north-south through Long Eaton along the route known as the Midland Main Line, going south to Loughborough, Leicester, Luton and London; and north to Derby, Chesterfield and Sheffield.
A major junction south of the station links the cross country route to Nottingham. West bound services to Birmingham travel via Derby and the Cross Country Route.
Train operators using the station include CrossCountry and East Midlands Trains.
The usual Monday - Saturday service pattern is as follows:
- Platform one -
- Hourly CrossCountry service to Nottingham via Beeston
- Hourly East Midlands Trains service to London St Pancras International via East Midlands Parkway, Loughborough and Leicester
- Hourly local East Midlands Trains service to Nottingham via Attenborough
- Platform two -
- Hourly CrossCountry service to Birmingham New Street via Derby, Burton upon Trent and Tamworth
- Hourly East Midlands Trains service to Sheffield via Derby and Chesterfield
- Hourly local East Midlands Trains service to Matlock via Belper
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[edit] Notes on current station
The usable length of the station platforms is shorter than the express trains which stop here, so passengers arriving from London, Derby or Sheffield will usually have to get off from the front four carriages. Elderly passengers or those with pushchairs, heavy luggage or bicycles wishing to alight at Loughborough should take particular care to board the correct portion of the train. Cycles may have to be stored in vestibules away from the cycle lockers depending on the orientation of the train.
The station is staffed between 06:00 and 17:30 during the day time, and has an automatic ticket machine installed externally which can be used 24/7.
It is planned that both platforms will be extended by up to 10 metres by no later than 2012.[1]
[edit] References
- The Nottingham and Derby Railway Companion, (1839) Republished 1979 with Foreword by J.B.Radford, Derbyshire Record Society
- Banks, C., (1996) British Railways Past and Present: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, Past and Present Publishing Ltd.
- Higginson, M, (1989) The Midland Counties Railway: A Pictorial Survey, Derby: Midland Railway Trust.
[edit] External links
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- Train times and station information for Long Eaton railway station from National Rail
