It really is a scandal that it has taken nearly 50 years to get a new Ilkeston station. In the mid-1990’s Derbyshire County Council aimed to get “trains up and running by 1995”.
Ilkeston station expected to open end of 2016
The Ilkeston railway platform, car park and footbridge for the forthcoming stopping service is making strides towards its goal of an Autumn 2016 opening. The Aecom designed station will have two car parks − a main car park with 90 spaces on the east side of the tracks and another on the west-side for disabled drivers, motorcycles and […]
Galliford Try Engineers on Ilkeston Railway Station Building Site
Activity has resumed full time at the Ilkeston station site. Video footage shows what Derbyshire County Council have referred to as “Phase 2” of the developments…
Ilkeston station Phase 2 development begins
The second phase of the Ilkeston station development began today (April 4th) as the main works got underway with the arrival of the Galliford Try engineers on site…
Ilkeston railway station presentation by Derbyshire County Council January 28th 2016
Last night’s Ilkeston & North Community Forum (28th January) at Gladstone Lodge began with a presentation by Derbyshire County Council about Ilkeston Station…
Ilkeston station 2015 progress
Derbyshire County Council have confirmed preliminary work on the Ilkeston station is to start the week of September 28th…
Good news for Ilkeston station
New Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin, responsible for the Department of Transport has visited what will be the site at which building work will commence for the Ilkeston railway station next year. Erewash MP Jessica Lee invited the Derbyshire MP to Station Road, Ilkeston to discuss the demand for transport infrastructure in a town which is […]