Long Eaton
Station

Passenger Facilities

The small ticket office is staffed Monday to Saturday 0600-17.30 and Sunday 0845-16.00.

Tickets can also be purchased from the ticket machine by the entrance onto platform 1 or the ticket machine in the waiting shelter on platform 2.  There is a digital information screens and customer help points on the platform.

There is step free access with ramps to both platforms and there are lifts available when the ticket office is open.

There are toilets in the station car park.

Getting to and from Long Eaton Station

Long Eaton Railway Station is situated between Sawley and Long Eaton, about 1 mile from the town centre.  There are frequent bus services along Tamworth Road into the town centre or it is a 20 minute walk along Tamworth Road.

Parking at the Station

There is a large station car park operated by Erewash Borough Council.  Parking is £4.00 for up to 18 hours, £7.00 for up to 48 hours and £15 for up to 6 days.

There is a covered cycle shelter by the ticket office and other additional bicycle spaces around the car park.

Local Bus Services from Long Eaton

Long Eaton benefits from a very good local bus network with many services operating between the station, town centre and surrounding communities.  The frequent Skylink service also operates very frequently to East Midlands Airport from bus stops close to the station.

From Tamworth Road, adjacent to the railway station, the Skylink and my15 services both operate to Long Eaton town centre, every 20 minutes, Monday to Saturday.  On Sunday Skylink operates every 30 minutes and my15 hourly.

The my15 continues beyond Long Eaton town centre to Sandiacre, Stapleford and Ilkeston.  In the opposite direction from the station the Skylink runs up to every 20 minutes to Castle Donington and East Midlands Airport

Monday to Saturday, the 29 operates a circular service around the town calling hourly on Wilsthorpe Road adjacent/opposite the station car park.

Bus stop locations are displayed on the Onward Travel Map and bus timetables are available here.  When trains are replaced by buses, road replacement services pick up/drop off from the station car park.

Taxis

Long Eaton has a taxi rank in the station car park where taxis are normally waiting.

Local taxi firms include:

Erewash Taxis 0115 946 4440

Long Eaton Taxis 0115 882 9282

Near-N-Far Taxis 0115 972 7000.

In addition to the Derwent Valley Line service, Long Eaton has direct EMR services each hour to Leicester, London and Sheffield and hourly CrossCountry services to Birmingham New Street.

There is an hourly service to Stoke and Crewe and the combination of all these services provide three trains each hour to Nottingham and four trains each hour to Derby.