Bulwell railway station
Bulwell  
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| Location | |
| Place | Bulwell |
| Local authority | Nottingham |
| Grid reference | SK540450 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BLW |
| Managed by | East Midlands Trains |
| Number of platforms | National Rail - 1 Nottingham Express Transit - 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 52,840 |
| 2012/13 |
54,060 |
| 2013/14 |
 46,592 |
| 2014/15 |
50,952 |
| 2015/16 |
57,716 |
| History | |
| 2 October 1848 | Opened |
| 11 August 1952 | Renamed Bulwell Market |
| 1964 | Closed |
| 24 May 1994 | Reopened as Bulwell |
| March 2004 | Tram stop opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bulwell from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Bulwell station, previously known as Bulwell Market station, is a railway station and tram stop in Bulwell, Nottingham, England. It is located on the Robin Hood Line and the Hucknall branch of the Nottingham Express Transit (NET).
Bulwell station opened on 2 October 1848, with the opening of the Midland Railway's line from Nottingham to Mansfield. It was the first of several stations to serve Bulwell, including Bulwell Common, Bulwell Forest and Basford and Bulwell. On 11 August 1952 it was renamed Bulwell Market, in order to distinguish it from the other Bulwell stations. It was closed to passenger traffic, along with all the other stations on the line, in 1964, but the railway line itself was retained for goods traffic. In 1993, this line was reopened by British Rail to passenger traffic as part of the new Robin Hood Line, and, on 24 May 1994, the station reopened under its original name, the other Bulwell stations having closed in the meantime.
In March 2004, the Nottingham Express Transit tram line opened on an alignment alongside the railway line. The station used to have 2 rail platforms, but the down platform was removed to make way for the Nottingham Express Transit tram stop.
The station used to have a PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets could be bought together giving a saving on the cost of separate tickets. However this was withdrawn due to low usage. A Nottingham and Beeston Plusbus are still valid to Bulwell on buses and trams but cannot be bought for rail journeys starting/ending at Bulwell.
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