Beeston is a stop on the Midland Main Line in Nottinghamshire between Nottingham and Attenborough.
XC 170 397 departs for Nottingham
Information
Type:
National Rail
(Midland Main Line)
Station code:
BEE
Opened:
1839
Platforms:
2
The station was opened in 1839 by the Midland Counties Railway. The station was rebuilt and enlarged in 1847 including the current station building, the canopies were added in 1871. British Rail considered demolishing and rebuilding the station but these plans never came to fruition though the original platforms were replaced in 2004. The cattle dock and goods yard have gone.
At one end of the station used to be a level crossing and a lattice footbridge but these were replaced by a road bridge in 1969 [1]. This is also the means to transfer between the two platforms. The station is managed by East Midlands Railway.
Main building on the left, beyond is the road bridge
Main station building
Viewed from the road bridge, GBRf 66 784 prepares to head through the station
Platform side view of the main building
EMR 222 018 heads through Beeston
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Nottingham - Long Eaton - Derby (Middleton Press, 2020) Fig. 23
