Southwell railway station
Southwell | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1847 | Opened |
| 1871 | Rebuilt in stone |
| 15 June 1959 | Closed to passengers |
| 1964 | Closed for freight |
Southwell railway station was a railway station serving the town of Southwell, Nottinghamshire.
The station at Southwell opened on 1 July 1847 as a branch line from the Nottingham and Lincoln Railway at Fiskerton railway station[1] In 1862 gas lighting was introduced.[2]
In 1871 the line was extended to Mansfield. The contractors for the construction were Eckersley and Baylis.[3] The cast iron bridges on the route were built by Handyside and Co of Derby.[4] The Midland Railway took the opportunity to rebuild the platform shelters and the station master's house were dismantled and rebuilt at Beeston railway station.
The Mansfield to Southwell section, which passed through a mining area closed to passengers in 1929,[5] but the Southwell to Rolleston Junction section remained open until 1959 and freight services ended in 1964.
This route is now a trail. Rolleston Junction station remains open, now called Rolleston, and is close to Southwell Racecourse about three miles (4.8 km) south-east of Southwell.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolleston Junction Line closed, station open |
Midland Railway Rolleston Junction to Mansfield |
Kirklington Line and station closed | ||
| Fiskerton Line closed, station open |
Midland Railway Fiskerton to Mansfield |
Kirklington Line and station closed |
References
- ^ "Nottingham and Lincoln Railway". Leicestershire Mercury. British Newspaper Archive. 3 July 1847. Retrieved 29 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ Nottinghamshire Guardian - 4 April 1862[clarification needed]
- ^ Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 24 February 1871[clarification needed]
- ^ Derby Mercury - 8 March 1871[clarification needed]
- ^ Derby Daily Telegraph - 3 August 1929[clarification needed]