Bleasby railway station
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| Location | Bleasby, Newark and Sherwood England | ||||
| Grid reference | SK709499 | ||||
| Managed by | East Midlands Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | BSB | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2015/16 |  5,938 | ||||
| 2016/17 | 6,808 | ||||
| 2017/18 | 8,014 | ||||
| 2018/19 |  7,426 | ||||
| 2019/20 | 8,688 | ||||
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Bleasby railway station serves the village of Bleasby, Nottinghamshire, England. It is on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line, owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway who provide an hourly service.
History
The station was opened on 4 August 1846[1] by the Midland Railway. The original station buildings were designed by Thomas Chambers Hine. The station was taken over by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923, and by British Rail in 1948.
It is now managed by East Midlands Railway.
Stationmasters
- George Williamson ca. 1857 - 1886[2]
- James B. Palmer 1886 - 1891
- Job Frederick Fisher 1891 - 1898 (formerly station master at Bolsover Castle, afterwards station master at Thurgarton)
- A.E. Kind 1898 - 1899
- Ebenezer Tagg 1900 - 1904
- George Ernest Aiers 1904 - 1907[3](afterwards station master at Lowdham)
- George Butler from 1907 (formerly station master at Lowdham)
Facilities
The station is unstaffed and offers limited facilities other than two shelters, bicycle storage, timetables and modern 'Help Points'. The full range of tickets for travel are purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost, there are no retail facilities at this station.
Gallery
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The station in 1963
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Services
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| East Midlands Railway Nottingham-Lincoln Line |
References
- ^ "Opening of the Nottingham and Lincoln Railway". Lincolnshire Chronicle. England. 7 August 1846. Retrieved 2 March 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Living under five monarchs". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 29 January 1901. Retrieved 29 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Items of Local Interest". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 21 May 1907. Retrieved 29 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
53°2′30″N 0°56′36″W / 53.04167°N 0.94333°W
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