Kirklington and Edingley railway station

Kirklington and Edingley
Kirklington and Edingley railway station in 2008
General information
LocationEngland
Grid referenceSK675566
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1871Opened
12 August 1929Closed to passengers
25 May 1964[1]Closed for freight

Kirklington and Edingley railway station was a railway station serving the villages of Edingley and Kirklington in Nottinghamshire, England. It was on the Midland Railway's Rolleston Junction to Mansfield line.

History

Timetable from Mansfield Reporter, 29 November 1878

The station opened in 1871[2] when the Midland Railway extended the existing Rollesdon Junction to Southwell line from Southwell to Mansfield.

Shortly after opening the timetable comprised 3 trains from Mansfield to Lincoln per day, and 4 trains from Lincoln to Mansfield.

The station closed to passengers on 12 August 1929[3] when the Mansfield to Southwell section, which passed through a mining area closed to passengers in 1929. The railway replaced it with a road motor omnibus service provided in conjunction with the Mansfield and District Tramways Limited connecting with the railway stations between Mansfield and Newark. Freight services continued until 25 May 1964.

Present day

The station and platform remain. The Southwell Trail multi-user path passes through the station site.[4]

Stationmasters

  • John Bettinson 1871 - 1891
  • Albert Ernest Whitworth 1892 - 1926[5]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Southwell
Line and station closed 		  Midland Railway
Rolleston Junction to Mansfield 		  Farnsfield
Line and station closed

References

  1. ^ BR records [full citation needed]
  2. ^ A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol 9. The East Midlands. Robin Leleux. ISBN 0715371657 [page needed]
  3. ^ "Stations Closed". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 3 August 1929. Retrieved 31 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Discover Southwell Trail" (PDF). Nottinghamshire County Council. April 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Ex-Stationmaster Dead". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 17 February 1936. Retrieved 30 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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