Nottingham City Council is beginning an 18-month trial to understand if a new location could be a permanent safe option for additional taxi ranks serving residents and visitors using Nottingham Railway Station. 

Carrington Street is being trialled as a location for a rank of eight wheelchair accessible taxis adding additional taxi capacity close to the front of Nottingham Railway Station.  A linked ‘feeder’ rank located on Arkwright Street, holding a further eight wheelchair accessible taxis will also be trialled. 

Two experimental traffic orders will operate for 18 months from February 2025 – August 2026, with the first six months until August 2025 the ‘objection period’.  

During this period, Nottingham City Council would like feedback on how the new arrangements are working, whether people are travelling through the area on foot, by bike, bus, or using a taxi– they can share this with us by sending an email to traffic.management@nottinghamcity.gov.uk 

 What’s happening:  

  • The markings for the advisory cycle lane on Carrington Street will be removed – cyclists will still be able to use this quiet route, and are recommended to take the primary position when travelling through the area  
  • Lining and signing will be added to create the new ranks. 

 From Monday 3 February: 

  • The existing taxi rank on Trent Street will be reduced and a new pick up and drop off bay will be added on Trent Street   
  • The current 5-minute waiting bay outside Loxley House will be replaced with a bay for disabled badge holders and a short wheelchair accessible taxi bay 
  • The new taxi rank on Carrington Street will go live, with space for eight wheelchair accessible taxis. Once the new rank is open, taxis will be permitted to enter Carrington Street via Arkwright Street and exit via Canal Street, with no U-turns permitted 
  • A new feeder taxi rank on Arkwright Street will go live, with space for a further eight wheelchair accessible taxis. 

 Nottingham City Council Leader and Executive Member for Strategic Regeneration, Transport and Communications, Councillor Neghat Khan said: “Following feedback from disabled residents and residents with young children, we are trialling a new taxi rank close to the front of the station, to improve accessibility. I encourage residents, visitors, and transport users to share their feedback so we can assess the impact of these changes and make informed decisions for the future.” 

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