Cottam railway station

This article is about a former railway station in Nottinghamshire. For the proposed railway station in Preston, see Cottam (Preston) railway station.

Cottam
Site of the station in 1983
Operations
Original company	Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
December 1850	Opened
2 November 1959	Closed^[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Cottam railway station was a station in Cottam, Nottinghamshire, England which is now closed.^[2] Part of the route on which the station was located remains in use for freight trains serving Cottam Power Station, although the line through to Saxilby and Lincoln via Torksey closed to passengers in November 1959.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Leverton		Great Central Railway Clarborough Junction-Cottam-Sykes Junction branch		Torksey

References

↑ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
↑ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16

Coordinates: 53°18′33″N 0°46′26″W / 53.3092°N 0.7740°W / 53.3092; -0.7740

Closed railway stations in Nottinghamshire

Mansfield Railway	Mansfield Central Sutton-in-Ashfield Central Kirkby-in-Ashfield Central Pinxton North

Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway	Warsop Clipstone Edwinstowe Ollerton Boughton (Nottinghamshire) Tuxford Central Dukeries Junction Fledborough Clifton-on-Trent Doddington and Harby

GCR Main Line	Hollinwell and Annesley Annesley South Junction Halt Hucknall Central Bulwell Hall Halt Bulwell Common New Basford Carrington Nottingham Victoria Nottingham Arkwright Street Ruddington Rushcliffe Halt East Leake

Leen Valley Extension	Skegby Sutton-in-Ashfield Town Newstead and Annesley Linby (Great Northern) Hucknall Town Butler's Hill Bestwood Colliery Bulwell Forest

GNR Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension	Pinxton South Pye Hill and Somercotes Codnor Park and Selston Newthorpe, Greasley and Shipley Gate Awsworth Kimberley East Basford North Daybrook Gedling and Carlton

Worksop to Nottingham Line	Sutton Junction Mansfield Town Kirkby-in-Ashfield East Annesley Linby Hucknall Byron Bulwell Market Basford Vernon Radford Lenton

Nottingham Suburban Railway	Sherwood St Ann's Well Thorneywood

Mansfield to Rolleston Junction	Blidworth and Rainworth Farnsfield Kirklington and Edingley Southwell

Bennerley Junction to Basford	Kimberley West Watnall

Nottingham and Melton Railway	Edwalton Plumtree Widmerpool Upper Broughton

Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway	Bingham Road (Notts) Barnstone Redmile Cotham

Great Northern Main Line	Scrooby Ranskill Barnby Moor and Sutton Tuxford North Crow Park Carlton-on-Trent

Midland Counties Railway	Nottingham Carrington Street Kegworth Hathern

Great Eastern and Great Northern Joint Railway	Park Drain Misterton Walkeringham Beckingham

Other	Checker House Cottam Kirkby Bentinck Nottingham London Road Nottingham Racecourse Teversall Manor Trowell Whiteborough

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