Hucknall station
Hucknall, formerly known as Hucknall Byron, is a railway station and tram stop in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England. It is located on the Robin Hood railway line, north of, and is also the northern terminus of the Nottingham Express Transit tram line 1. The station has park and ride facilities, with nearly 450 parking spaces for use by both tram and train passengers.
History
The station first opened as Hucknall on 2 October 1848, with the opening of the Midland Railway's line from Nottingham to Mansfield. It was located around from the current station site and was the first of several stations to serve the town, including the Great [Northern Railway (Great Britain)|Great Northern]'s and the Great Central Railway's.Hucknall station was relocated to its current site on 22 December 1895 and was renamed Hucknall Byron on 11 August 1952, to avoid confusion with the town's other stations. It was closed to passenger traffic, along with all the other stations on the line, on 12 October 1964; the railway line itself was retained for goods traffic.
On 17 May 1993, this line was reopened by British Rail to passenger traffic, as part of the new Robin Hood Line, and the station was reopened under its original name; the other Hucknall stations having closed in the meantime.
The tram stop opened on 9 March 2004, along with the rest of Nottingham Express Transit's first phase.
Services
Railway
The railway has a single line and platform through the station, with the platform on the same side of the railway track as the tram stop. There is direct access from the railway platform to the tram platforms. Services are operated by East Midlands Railway.During the weekday off-peak and on Saturdays, the station is generally served by an hourly service northbound to and, and southbound to Nottingham. During peak hours, the station is also served by an additional two trains per day between Nottingham and.
On Sundays, the station is served by a two-hourly service between Nottingham and Mansfield Woodhouse; there is no service to Worksop, but this is due to recommence at during the life of this East Midlands franchise.
Tram
The tram stop has two terminal tracks. To the south, the line becomes single tracked as far as.With the opening of NET's phase two, Hucknall became the terminus of Line 1, which runs through the city centre to Beeston transport interchange and. Trams run at frequencies that vary between 4 and 8 trams per hour, depending on the day and time of day.