Mansfield Central railway station

This article is about the former Mansfield Railway and LNER station. For the Midland Railway and later Robin Hood Line station, see Mansfield railway station.
Mansfield Central
Location
Place Mansfield
Area Mansfield
Coordinates 53°08′31″N 1°11′25″W / 53.1420°N 1.1904°W / 53.1420; -1.1904Coordinates: 53°08′31″N 1°11′25″W / 53.1420°N 1.1904°W / 53.1420; -1.1904
Grid reference SK542608
Operations
Original company Mansfield Railway
Pre-grouping Mansfield Railway
Post-grouping LNER
British Railways
Platforms 2 plus Up Bay
History
2 April 1917 Opened[1]
6 January 1956 Closed to timetabled passenger traffic
8 September 1956 Closed to timetabled summer Saturday holiday trains
8 September 1962 Seasonal excursions ended
13 June 1966 Closed to goods
7 January 1968 Line through station closed
1972 Station demolished[2]
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
UK Railways portal

Mansfield Central is a former railway station in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.

History

The station was opened in 1917 by the Mansfield Railway, along with Kirkby-in-Ashfield Central and Sutton-in-Ashfield Central. The line, and its stations, was worked by the Great Central Railway and became part of the LNER in 1923 and subsequently British Railways in 1948.

Most passenger trains plied between Nottingham Victoria and Mansfield Central, with some extending to Edwiinstowe[3][4] and Ollerton.[5]

Timetabled services ceased on 3 January 1956, though Summer weekend excursion traffic to Scarborough, Cleethorpes, Skegness and Mablethorpe[6] continued until 8 September 1962.[7]

The line through the station was closed on 7 January 1968 and subsequently lifted. The station and its associated earthworks were razed to the ground in 1972.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Edwinstowe   LNER
Mansfield Railway
  Sutton-in-Ashfield Central

References

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, January 23, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.