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Sutton-in-Ashfield railway station

Coordinates: 53°07′24″N 1°15′26″W / 53.1233°N 1.2572°W / 53.1233; -1.2572
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Sutton-in-Ashfield
General information
LocationSutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
England
Coordinates53°07′24″N 1°15′26″W / 53.1233°N 1.2572°W / 53.1233; -1.2572
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1892Station opened
1949Station closed
1956Station reopened briefly
1956Station closed to all traffic

Sutton-in-Ashfield railway station, sometimes referred to as "Sutton Town" or "Sutton-in-Ashfield General", was a station on a short branch line from Sutton Junction in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. It was opened in 1892, and was located off Station Road. The station was located much closer to Sutton-in-Ashfield town centre than its neighbouring Midland stations. The Great Northern railway station was located nearby.

History

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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, and was in use until 1956.

Stationmasters

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  • Charles Snell 1894[1] - 1905 (formerly station master at Sutton Junction)
  • Robert Herbert 1905 - 1912
  • Horace Wroughton 1912[2] - ca. 1917
  • E.S. French from 1937[3] (formerly station master at Market Rasen)

The site today

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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. The station site has since been demolished and redeveloped as the "Broad Shopping Centre" with hardly any evidence of the railway ever being there.

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Sutton Junction   Midland Railway (Sutton Branch)   Terminus

References

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  1. ^ "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 881. 1881. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Derby and Derbyshire and Elsewhere". Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. England. 13 January 1912. Retrieved 8 May 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Stationmaster for Sutton". Nottingham Journal. England. 30 December 1937. Retrieved 8 May 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.