Sutton Parkway railway station
Sutton Parkway  | |
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The platforms at Sutton Parkway | |
| Location | |
| Place | Sutton-in-Ashfield |
| Local authority | Ashfield |
| Grid reference | SK505576 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SPK |
| Managed by | East Midlands Trains |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 126,481 |
| 2005/06 |
 126,332 |
| 2006/07 |
119,401 |
| 2007/08 |
117,685 |
| 2008/09 |
112,436 |
| 2009/10 |
 135,732 |
| 2010/11 |
128,554 |
| 2011/12 |
140,430 |
| 2012/13 |
135,250 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1995 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Sutton Parkway from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Sutton Parkway railway station serves the town of Sutton-in-Ashfield in Nottinghamshire, England. The station is about 1⁄2 mile (800 m) south of the location of the old Sutton Junction station and 14 miles (23 km) north of Nottingham on the Robin Hood Line.
Services
Monday to Saturday daytimes there is generally a half-hourly service from Sutton Parkway to southbound to Nottingham. There are two trains per hour northbound, one terminating at Mansfield Woodhouse and the other at Worksop. Evenings hourly in each direction and an hourly service in both directions on Sundays, with only four of which continue to Worksop. From 12 July the first service in the morning and the last service back on a Sunday will be extended to Skegness, providing the opportunity for a day out in Skegness by rail.
There is also one daily service Mondays to Fridays from Mansfield Woodhouse directly to Norwich, however there is no returning train.
Facilities
Access to the platforms is at street level with car parks located on both sides of the platforms given excellent access for the disabled.
There are no toilet facilities on this station.
Local transport connections
The station is located more than 2 miles (3.2 km) from the centre of town and is generally used as a park and ride station. There is only an hourly bus service operating outside the station by Trent Barton to the local area. There are buses between Kirkby-in-Ashfield railway station and Sutton-in-Ashfield itself.
There is no taxi rank at the station.
External links
- Train times and station information for Sutton Parkway railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| East Midlands Trains |
Coordinates: 53°06′50″N 01°14′45″W / 53.11389°N 1.24583°W