The original Long Eaton railway station was built in 1839 for the Midland Counties Railway.

Long Eaton (MCR)
Long Eaton railway station from the Midland Counties Railway Companion of 1840
General information
Location	Long Eaton, Erewash England
Coordinates	52.891°N 1.257°W / 52.891; -1.257
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Midland Counties Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
4 June 1839[1]	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

History

Situated on Meadow Lane, it was the second station from Nottingham. After a few years the Midland Counties Railway joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.[2]

In 1847, a new station was opened in Long Eaton on Nottingham Road on the newly built Erewash Valley Line. This new station was known as Long Eaton, so the MCR station was renamed Long Eaton Junction.

The MCR station was closed in 1862 when the junctions were realigned and Trent railway station was built.[3]

Stationmasters

• Mr. Tipper ca. 1844[4]
• William Palmer ca. 1851 - 1862[5] (afterwards station master at Alfreton)

See also

• Long Eaton railway station (1847-1863)
• Long Eaton railway station (1863-1967)

References