A simple trip from Skegness to Ilkeston turned into a battle to get home, showing the broken British railway system in all its embarrassing glory.
Views from residents, businesses and organisations on Ilkeston's railway station
50 years waiting for a train
I’ll be heading to Ilkeston from Manchester by train on the opening day of the new station. As many people know it has been a long wait for the opening of Ilkeston Station…
A quick coffee before your train arrives? The Junction Cafe is in business
The Junction Cafe is ready to serve users of the new Ilkeston station. We’re located next to the entrance of the west car park and we’re opening on Sunday 2nd April…
Campaigning for a station at Ilkeston
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: relief, disbelief and trepidation
It’s hard to believe that a new railway station will put Ilkeston on the map. It seems impossible to believe we are still waiting for it to open and it might not even be a success.
Why Ilkeston railway is good news for all of us
As a strong supporter of public transport and a regular user of rail services I hugely welcome the new station at Ilkeston. Let’s celebrate the investment.
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…
Station frustration: why are we waiting?
My name is Sareena Long and I am the owner of the Junction Cafe on Station Street, next to Coronation Road. We are in a prime position to serve the Ilkeston station when and IF it ever opens…
Are we being lied to?
News has surfaced today in the national media today as the papers lift the lid on the Government’s shelving of railway developments and “northern powerhouse”…
Ilkeston Station – Coming Soon
Despite planning permission being for the construction of a station, Ilkeston is still one of the many large towns in the United Kingdom without a passenger service…