Newark Castle railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Newark-on-Trent | ||
| Local authority | Newark and Sherwood | ||
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| Station code | NCT | ||
| Managed by | East Midlands Trains | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.650 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.707 million | ||
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Newark Castle from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Newark Castle railway station serves the town of Newark in Nottinghamshire, England. It was built in 1846 for the Midland Railway in the Italianate style. it is on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line
Its name comes from the nearby castle, which is a few hundred yards/metres away on the south bank of the River Trent.
Newark-on-Trent is a small market town, 25 miles east of Nottingham. Newark has two railway stations. Newark Castle, is operated by East Midlands Trains, and is located near the town centre. It links Newark to Nottingham, Lincoln and other cities in central England.
The other station called Newark North Gate is located at the east of the town and links this town to most of the cities on the East Coast Main Line. North Gate has a separate service to Lincoln to allow interchange with trains to London. However, even taking interchanges into account, Castle railway station is the busier station.
Trains run hourly towards Lincoln eastbound, and Leicester westbound. From December 2008 a daily return train will run from Lincoln too London St Pancras International Monday to Friday.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Newark Castle railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Rolleston | East Midlands Trains Nottingham to Lincoln Line |
Collingham | ||
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| Lowdham | East Midlands Trains London St Pancras - Lincoln |
Lincoln | ||
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