Sutton Junction railway station
Sutton Junction | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Signal box on the other side of the level crossing from the old station site | |
| General information | |
| Location | Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire England |
| Coordinates | 53°07′14″N 1°14′23″W / 53.1206°N 1.2398°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1850 | Station opens as "Sutton-in-Ashfield" |
| 1890 | Station renamed as "Sutton Junction" |
| 12 October 1964 | Station closed |
| 1995 | New station opened (800m) south of the former site |
Sutton Junction railway station was a station in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. It was opened in 1850, and was located on the Midland Railway's Mansfield Branch Line (Now the Robin Hood Line). It was one of four stations that served the town. The others were Sutton-in-Ashfield Central, Sutton-in-Ashfield and Sutton-in-Ashfield Town. The station was replaced by the modern-day station on the same line and now known as "Sutton Parkway".
History
Opened by the Midland Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, the station survived use until 1964.
Stationmasters
From 1907 the station master's position was taken over by the stationmaster at Sutton-in-Ashfield
- W. Clay ca. 1860[1] - 1881
- William Tomblin 1881 - 1886[2]
- Charles Snell 1886 - 1894 (afterwards station master at Sutton-in-Ashfield)
- Louis Elvidge 1894[2] - 1907[3]
The site today
The Robin Hood Line was revived in the 1990s following the closure of the Mansfield Railway through the town and the freight-only route was then reused. However, the new station was opened 700m east from the former station site. Nothing remains of the station site. Only the lines are still in use.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkby-in-Ashfield East | Midland Railway | Mansfield | ||
| Sutton-in-Ashfield | Midland Railway (Sutton Branch) | Terminus |
References
- ^ "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 138. 1914. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ a b "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 543. 1881. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1027". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 406. 1899. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Station on navigable O.S. map