Nottingham Post commented Opening date for Ilkeston train station finally revealed

Britain's biggest town without a train station - Ilkeston - is to finally get its link to the rail network.The long-awaited train station is due to open this April, MP Maggie Throup has confirmed. Mrs Throup said she was "delighted" to announce that trains will begin stopping at Ilkeston's new railway station on Sunday, April 2, with an official opening expected to follow later in the summer.Work on the site, used as a scrap yard in recent years, was delayed by a number of setbacks,...