Fiskerton railway station

Fiskerton
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General information
Location	Newark and Sherwood
Managed by	East Midlands Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	FSK

Fiskerton railway station, on Network Rail's Nottingham to Lincoln Line, is situated 2.5 m / 3.5 km southeast of the town of Southwell and serves the village of Fiskerton in Nottinghamshire, England.

History

The station was opened on 4 August 1846^[1] by the Midland Railway. It was taken over by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923, and by British Rail in 1948.

It is managed by the East Midlands Railway, which provides services to the station.

In 2017, Network Rail announced that the platforms would be extended to handle longer trains.^[2]

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 can be purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost. There are no retail facilities at this station.

Services

EMR's Newark Castle to Nottingham and Matlock services call hourly throughout the day in both directions. Some westbound services are fast to Lowdham and some eastbound services are fast to Newark Castle. Only a limited number of through services to/from Lincoln Central call, although connections are available at Newark Castle. There is a reduced service on Sundays.^[3]

References

^ "Opening of the Nottingham and Lincoln Railway". Lincolnshire Chronicle. England. 7 August 1846. Retrieved 2 March 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ Ashe, Isaac (31 January 2017). "Upgrade planned to two Nottinghamshire stations which are too short for some trains". Nottingham Evening Post. Retrieved 31 January 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Train timetable 18 August to 14 December 2019" (PDF). East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 1 October 2019.

Gallery

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17 May 2008

Preceding station		National Rail	Following station
Bleasby		East Midlands Railway Nottingham-Lincoln Line	Rolleston
	Disused railways
Bleasby Line closed, station open		Midland Railway Fiskerton to Mansfield	Southwell Line and station closed

53°03′38″N 0°54′43″W / 53.06056°N 0.91194°W / 53.06056; -0.91194

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[LC1846-1] "Opening of the Nottingham and Lincoln Railway". Lincolnshire Chronicle. England. 7 August 1846. Retrieved 2 March 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[2] Ashe, Isaac (31 January 2017). "Upgrade planned to two Nottinghamshire stations which are too short for some trains". Nottingham Evening Post. Retrieved 31 January 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Train timetable 18 August to 14 December 2019" (PDF). East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 1 October 2019.

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Nottingham–Lincoln line	from Lincoln Collingham branch to Newark Northgate Newark Castle Rolleston Fiskerton Bleasby Thurgarton Lowdham Burton Joyce Carlton Nottingham
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