Long Eaton 3rd railway station (site), Derbyshire
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Long Eaton 3rd railway station (site), Derbyshire
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 26 Mar 2022
Opened in 1863 by the Midland Railway on what is today the line from Leicester to Trowell and Sheffield, this station replaced one about 500m further north (see Image). In turn, this station closed in 1967. Even though this is the most direct route between Leicester and Sheffield, nearly all trains today go via Derby or Nottingham as those routes pick up more business. View north towards Stapleford & Sandiacre, Trowell and Sheffield. The view has changed out of all recognition since Image was taken from a similar viewpoint some 60 years earlier. A year after closure of this station, the former "Sawley Junction station was renamed "Long Eaton", thereby becoming the fourth station to have been called by that name in the town. See Image
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Image Location
Latitude
52.896494
Longitude
-1.265629