Spondon
Station

Passenger Facilities

The station is unstaffed and tickets can be purchased from the ticket machine.

There is a customer help point located on both of the platforms.

There are no toilets at the station.

There is step free access onto both platforms from the adjoining public highway, however please note that when the adjoining level crossing barriers are closed there is only stepped access via the station footbridge.

There are 8 cycle storage pods on the Nottingham bound platform (platform 1).

Getting to and from Spondon Station

Spondon station is situated at the southern edge of the village with access to the village centre approximately a 15 minute’ walk to the north, however its equally well positioned for connections to the major local employers such as Rolls-Royce, Severn Trent and Balfour Beatty located a 15 minutes’ walk to the east.

The station provides direct access to the new £300m SmartParc food manufacturing campus which is to be constructed next to the station.

Parking at the Station 

There are currently no car parking facilities at the station.

Local Bus Services from Spondon

From the bus stops on the nearby Nottingham Road an easy 5 mins walk from the station the Lodge Lane stops are served by:

Trentbarton’s i4 buses connecting Derby and Nottingham via Chaddesden, Borrowash, Risley, Sandiacre, Stapleford and Bramcote every 20 minutes.

Trentbarton’s Indigo buses connecting Derby and Nottingham via Chaddesden, Borrowash, Draycott, Breaston, Long Eaton, Chilwell and Beeston every 20 minutes.

Diamond Bus 9 & 9A provide a circular route between Derby, Spondon, Ockbrook and Borrowash

Bus routes are shown on the Derby area bus map and bus timetables by route number are available here.

When trains are replaced by buses, road replacement services pick up/drop off points at the station entrance.

Taxis

Local taxi firms include:

Chads Cars – 01332 666222

Western Taxis – 01332 331331

City Cars – 01332 757575

To reach the village centre and its shops and cafes turn right as you come off the platform and head north along Station Road before crossing onto Lodge Lane, continue north using the pedestrian bridge to pass over the A52 where you will see the Grade II listed, 114ft spire of St Werburghs Church in front of you.

When you reach the church turn right onto Sitwell Street and follow the road into the village pausing to take in the imposing Grade I listed Homstead on your left which is thought to be one of Derbyshire’s finest Georgian buildings and was once home to Sir Henry Fowler, Chief Engineer for the London Midland and Scottish Railway.