Nuneaton railway station

Nuneaton
Main station building.
Location
Place	Nuneaton
Local authority	Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth
Coordinates	52°31′35″N 1°27′49″W / 52.5264°N 1.4636°W / 52.5264; -1.4636Coordinates: 52°31′35″N 1°27′49″W / 52.5264°N 1.4636°W / 52.5264; -1.4636
Grid reference	SP364921
Operations
Station code	NUN
Managed by	London Midland
Number of platforms	7
DfT category	C1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2011/12	0.996 million
2012/13	1.040 million
2013/14	1.120 million
2014/15	1.138 million
2015/16	1.236 million
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
15 September 1847	Opened as Nuneaton
1873	Rebuilt and enlarged
1915	Rebuilt and enlarged
2 June 1924	Renamed Nuneaton Trent Valley
5 May 1969	Renamed Nuneaton
2004	New platforms 6 & 7 added
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Nuneaton from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

Nuneaton railway station serves the large town of Nuneaton in Warwickshire, England. The station is managed by London Midland. It is served by three railway lines; the Trent Valley section of the West Coast Main Line, the Birmingham-Leicester-Peterborough Line and the Nuneaton to Coventry branch line. It was known, during the period 1924–1969 as Nuneaton Trent Valley, to distinguish it from the now closed Nuneaton Abbey Street station, though many local people still refer to it as Trent Valley.

The original Nuneaton station was opened on 15 September 1847 when the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) opened the Trent Valley Line, the branch line to Coventry opened in 1850. The original station, like many others on the line had been designed by John William Livock: A simple two platform structure, it became inadequate to cope with the growing traffic, and was rebuilt on a larger scale with extra platforms in 1873, it was rebuilt and enlarged again with the present buildings in 1915.

In 1873 another line was opened; the Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway, to link Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Coalville in order to access the large coal reserves located there. The Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway Line was closed to passengers in 1931 but remained open for goods until 1971. Part of it was later reopened as the heritage Battlefield Line.