Newark North Gate railway station
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| Place | Newark-on-Trent | ||
| Local authority | Newark and Sherwood | ||
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| Station code | NNG | ||
| Managed by | National Express East Coast | ||
| Platforms in use | 3 | ||
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| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2002/03 * | 0.335 million | ||
| 2004/05 * | 0.377 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.400 million | ||
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Newark North Gate from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Newark North Gate station is a railway station serving the town of Newark-on-Trent, in Nottinghamshire, England. It is situated on the East Coast Main Line, between Grantham and Retford.
Newark-on-Trent is a small market town, 25 miles east of Nottingham. Newark has two railway stations: the other station, Newark Castle, is operated by East Midlands Trains and is located nearer the town centre. It links Newark to Nottingham, Lincoln and other cities in central England.
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[edit] History
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It was owned by the Great Northern Railway when opened.
[edit] Services
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Grantham | National Express East Coast East Coast Main Line |
Retford | ||
| Terminus | East Midlands Trains Newark-Grimsby Line |
Collingham | ||
From Newark North Gate, train services are run by National Express East Coast and, from platforms 1 and 2, serve stations to Leeds, Newcastle and Scotland to the North and towns before London to the south. It is also served by a East Midlands Trains service to Lincoln and Grimsby from platform 3. This is timed to link with National Express East Coast services. Occasional trains on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line additionally call at Newark North Gate by reversing a short section from/to its junction to the north.
A raillink bus operates to this station from Lincoln Bus Station.
[edit] Station name
There is significant ambiguity about the correct form of the station's name. Different station name signs on the platforms say "Newark North Gate" or "Newark Northgate" (below right). On exiting the station, the old British Rail sign says just "Northgate" and road signs towards the station say 'Northgate'.
The NXEC website,says just "Newark" (as nxec does not serve Newark Castle); however, it does use "Newark North Gate" in its timetables. So, apparently, the station's official name is Newark North Gate
 Outside sign with incorrect spelling "Northgate" |
 Road sign towards the station with incorrect spelling "Northgate" |
 On platform signage, both spellings are used. The correct spelling is the one on the left. |
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