History
The station was opened in 1847 when the London North Western Railway opened the Trent Valley section of the West Coast Main Line in order to avoid the congested areas of Coventry and Birmingham. A second station, Nuneaton Abbey Street, was opened in 1873 to link the nearby cities of Birmingham and Leicester and also to link Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Coalville via the Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway in order to access the large coal reserves located there.
Nuneaton’s railway services were considerably reduced by the Beeching Axe of 1963 which led to the closure of local stations at Nuneaton Abbey Street, Stockingford and Bedworth in 1964. In addition, on 18 January 1965 the Coventry – Nuneaton Line closed to passengers.
The Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway Line was closed in 1965 and its track lifted in 1970. Part of it was later reopened as the heritage Battlefield Line.
On 6 June 1975 six people died and 38 were injured in the Nuneaton rail crash just south of the station.
The Coventry – Nuneaton Line reopened to passengers in 1988 as did Bedworth station. This service continues to operate.
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