Basford Vernon | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Basford, City of Nottingham |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 52.9806°N -11.6691°W |
Platforms: | 2 |
Original: | Midland Railway |
Pregroup: | Midland Railway |
Postgroup: | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Events1: | Opened as Basford |
Years2: | 11 August 1952 |
Events2: | Renamed Basford Vernon |
Events3: | Station closed |
Basford Vernon railway station is a disused railway station that was located on the Robin Hood Line between Nottingham and Mansfield.
The station was originally called Basford on the Midland Railway's Nottingham to Mansfield Line and opened on 2 October 1848.[1] Three passenger trains a day in each direction were provided from Monday to Saturday with two on Sundays. The fare from Nottingham to Lenton was 1s. in first class, 9d in second class, and 6d in third class.
It was renamed in August 1952[2] and closed to passengers on 4 January 1960 and to goods on 2 October 1967.
In its place now stands the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) Basford tram stop which opened on 9 March 2004, along with the rest of NET's initial system. The tram stop is located on the site of the sidings and goods shed of the former Basford Vernon railway station.