Basford Vernon railway station

52°58.8360′N 1°10.6691′W / 52.9806000°N 1.1778183°W / 52.9806000; -1.1778183Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyMidland RailwayPre-groupingMidland RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates2 October 1848 (1848-10-02)Opened as Basford11 August 1952Renamed Basford Vernon4 January 1960 (1960-01-04)Station closed

Basford Vernon railway station is a disused railway station that was located on the Robin Hood Line between Nottingham and Mansfield.

History

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.

Stationmasters

• J. Shaw ca. 1860–1867
• John Salt 1867–1904^[3]
• C. Snell 1905^[3]–1910 (formerly station master at Sutton in Ashfield)
• J. Davies 1910–1922 (formerly stationmaster at Spondon^[4] afterwards stationmaster at Bath)
• S.J. Whitehead 1922^[5] – (formerly station master at Butterley, also stationmaster of Radford and Bulwell)

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Radford Line open, station closed		Midland Railway Nottingham to Mansfield line		Bulwell Line open, station closed
	Disused railways
Watnall Line and station closed		Midland Railway Bennerley and Bulwell Railway		Bulwell Line open, station closed

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