There was formerly a railway station situated to the west of the road, just to the north of where the Woodend Inn is currently situated. Initially called "Woodend for Hucknall Huthwaite", the station opened on 1 May 1886 and carried passengers from Sutton-in-Ashfield. In 1893 it was renamed "Whiteborough for Hucknall Huthwaite", and in 1908 the suffix was dropped and the spelling shortened to "Whiteboro Station". On the same day the station in Sutton-in-Ashfield was renamed "Sutton-in-Ashfield for Huthwaite", coinciding with the launch of tram services carrying passengers from Sutton-in-Ashfield.