Netherfield railway station
Netherfield  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Netherfield |
| Local authority | Gedling |
| Grid reference | SK619408 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | NET |
| Managed by | East Midlands Trains |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 6,132 |
| 2011/12 |
 7,410 |
| 2012/13 |
6,682 |
| 2013/14 |
5,382 |
| 2014/15 |
6,050 |
| History | |
| May 1878 | Opened (Colwick) |
| 1 May 1883 | Renamed (Netherfield and Colwick) |
| August 1901 | Renamed (Netherfield) |
| 13 July 1925 | Renamed (Netherfield and Colwick) |
| 6 May 1974 | Renamed (Netherfield)[1] |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Netherfield from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Netherfield railway station serves the area of Netherfield in the borough of Gedling in Nottinghamshire, England. It comprises a single island platform with two tracks, with only a single waiting shelter. Access is via a flight of steps down from Chaworth Road, which bridges the line at this point.
The station is little-used in comparison with nearby Carlton railway station on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line, which lies barely 460 yards (420 m) away.
History
The station is located on the line first opened by the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway in 1850 and taken over by the Great Northern Railway.[2]
The station was renamed from Netherfield & Colwick to Netherfield on 6 May 1974.[3]
Netherfield station also marks the junction for the disused line to Gedling, which separates to the north 50 yards (46 m) east of Netherfield. The branch then goes under the A612 road, bridges the Nottingham to Lincoln line, crosses over the A612 and terminates at Gedling coal mine.
Current services
Train services are extremely limited, with just seven "peak time" trains calling at the station on a typical weekday. Three of those trains operate towards Nottingham (with one early service extended to Liverpool), and the remainder operate to Skegness. All Trains are operated by East Midlands Trains.
The station used to have a PlusBus scheme where combined train and bus tickets could be bought at a reduced price, however it was withdrawn due to low usage owing to the limited rail services. The locality of Netherfield is still part of the Nottingham Plusbus scheme.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands Trains |
Former services
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham London Road Low Level | London and North Western Railway Nottingham to Northampton |
Radcliffe-on-Trent | ||
| Nottingham London Road High Level | Great Northern Railway Nottingham to Grantham Nottingham to Newark |
Radcliffe-on-Trent | ||
| Nottingham London Road High Level | Great Northern Railway Nottingham to Shirebrook Nottingham to Basford & Bulwell |
Gedling | ||
References
- ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (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. p. 167. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- ↑ Kingscott, G., (2004) Lost Railways of Nottinghamshire, Newbury: Countryside Books
- ↑ Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine. London: IPC Transport Press Ltd. 120 (879): 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Netherfield railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Netherfield railway station from National Rail
- Site showing the state of the Gedling branch in November 2006
Coordinates: 52°57′41″N 1°04′45″W / 52.96139°N 1.07917°W