Basford Vernon railway station

Basford Vernon
Basford Vernon railway station in 1963
Location	Nottinghamshire  England
Coordinates	52°58.8360′N 1°10.6691′W / 52.9806000°N 1.1778183°WCoordinates: 52°58.8360′N 1°10.6691′W / 52.9806000°N 1.1778183°W
Platforms	2
Train operators	British Rail
History
Opened	1848
Closed	1960

Basford Vernon railway station is an old train station that used to sit on the Robin Hood Line that closed in 1967. In its place now stands the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) Basford tram stop. The tram stop is located on the site of the sidings and goods shed of the former Basford Vernon railway station, which opened in 1848 and closed in 1964. The tram stop opened on 9 March 2004, along with the rest of NET's initial system.

The station was originally called Basford on the Midland Railway's Nottingham to Mansfield Line opened on 2 October 1848. It was renamed in August 1952 and closed to passengers on 4 January 1960 and to goods on 2 October 1967.