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
Nottingham Express Transit tram stop
General information
LocationCinderhill, City of Nottingham
England
Coordinates52°59′20″N 1°12′03″W / 52.989001°N 1.200724°W / 52.989001; -1.200724
Owned byNottingham Express Transit
Operated byNottingham Express Transit
Line(s) 2 
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeIn cutting; on private right of way
AccessibleStep-free access to platform
Key dates
9 March 2004Opened
Services
Preceding station NET Following station
Phoenix Park
Terminus
Line 2 Highbury Vale
Location
Cinderhill is located in Nottinghamshire
Cinderhill
Cinderhill
Location in Nottinghamshire, England

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]

On 31 August 2021, a car hit a footbridge at the stop.[7]

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  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.
  7. ^ Zagnat, Olimpia (31 August 2021). "Police investigation underway following crash at tram stop in Nottingham". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

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