Ilkeston Junction and Cossall railway station

Ilkeston Junction and Cossall
Location
Place	Ilkeston
Area	Borough of Erewash
Operations
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
History
6 September 1847	First station partially opened as Ilkeston Junction
1 August 1858	Fully opened
2 May 1870	Replaced by new Ilkeston station
1 July 1879	Renamed Ilkeston Junction
1 December 1890	renamed Ilkeston Junction and Cossall
2 January 1967	Station closed
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Coordinates: 52°58′43″N 1°17′42″W / 52.97861°N 1.29500°W / 52.97861; -1.29500

Ilkeston Junction and Cossall railway station was a railway station which served the town of Ilkeston in Derbyshire, England. It was opened in 1847 by the Midland Railway on the Erewash Valley Line at the junction of a short branch to the town itself.

The station became known locally as Ilkeston Junction, and when first built it was literally in the , with no road leading from it to either Cossall or Ilkeston. Passengers would use farm tracks and the canal towpath to reach its isolated location.

In 1870 a proper road ('Station Road' or 'Station Street') was completed to the station from Ilkeston, the original station closing in that year after completion of a new station further north. The new station opened on 2 May 1870; originally named Ilkeston, it was renamed Ilkeston Junction on 1 July 1879, and Ilkeston Junction and Cossall on 1 December 1890.

It carried a shuttle service to Ilkeston Town railway station which was never particularly popular since the GNR provided a direct main line service. Some services were also provided to Nottingham and Chesterfield. Since the latter passed through the north curve of the junction, they were unable to call at the station. The same was true of Nottingham trains when they ran on the short-lived branch between Bennerley Junction and Basford.

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