Long Eaton railway station (Midland Counties Railway)
Long Eaton (MCR) | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Borough of Erewash |
| Coordinates | 52°53′28″N 1°15′25″W / 52.891°N 1.257°W |
| Owned by | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Line(s) | Midland Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 4 June 1839 | Station opened |
| 6 September 1847 | Renamed Long Eaton Junction new Long Eaton station opened |
| 1 October 1851 | Second station renamed Toton for Long Eaton |
| 1 May 1862 | Toton for Long Eaton renamed Long Eaton Long Eaton Junction closed |
| July 1863 | Replaced by new station |
| 2 January 1967 | Station closed [1] |
| 6 May 1968 | Name taken by Sawley Junction |
The original Long Eaton railway station was built in 1839 for the Midland Counties Railway, which shortly joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.[2]
Situated on Meadow Lane, it was the second station from Nottingham. In 1847, a second station was opened on Nottingham Road on the newly built Erewash Valley Line.
The first station was closed in 1862 when the junctions were realigned and Trent railway station was built.
In 1863, the Nottingham Road station was replaced by yet another on Station Street, which remained in service until 1967.
Sawley Junction was renamed Long Eaton the year following the closure of the latter.