Cinderhill tram stop

Cinderhill is a tram stop on the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) light rail system in the city of Nottingham on the boundary between the suburbs of Basford and Bulwell. It was part of the NET's initial system, and is situated in the middle of the short single line branch between Highbury Vale and Phoenix Park tram stops. The stop comprises a single platform and track, situated in a cutting between two bridges and served by trams running in both directions.[1][2]

Cinderhill
NET tram station
Cinderhill tram stop
Coordinates52.989001°N 1.200724°W / 52.989001; -1.200724
Owned byNottingham Express Transit
Line(s)NET Line 2
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeIn cutting; on private right of way
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened2004
Services
Preceding station   Nottingham Express Transit   Following station
Highbury Vale
towards Clifton		   Line 2   Phoenix Park
(terminus)

With the opening of NET's phase two, Cinderhill is now on NET line 2, which runs from Phoenix Park through the city centre to a terminus in Clifton. Trams run at frequencies that vary between 4 and 8 trams per hour, depending on the day and time of day.[3][4]

The stop is on the former alignment of the Cinderhill Colliery Railway to the old Babbington Colliery, which is now the site of Phoenix Park.[5][6]

  • Street level entrance to the stop
  • Looking towards Phoenix Park
  • Looking towards Highbury Vale

References
  1. "Nottingham Express Transit : Tram Stops : Cinderhill". TheTrams.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. Election Maps (Map). Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2015. Viewed for appropriate area with unitary authority ward boundaries and names selected.
  3. "Extending your Tram Service" (PDF). Nottingham Express Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  4. "Nottingham Express Transit Phase 2 opens". Railway Gazette. DVV Media UK Ltd. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  5. "Thoresby Colliery to close in July with loss of 600 jobs". Nottingham Post. 16 May 2015. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  6. "Pioneer owner North died at 57 in poverty". Nottingham Post. 21 August 2010. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
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