Southwell railway station
| Southwell | |
|---|---|
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Southwell railway station in 2008 | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference | SK705544 |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1847 | Opened |
| 1871 | Rebuilt in stone |
| 15 June 1959 | Closed to passengers |
| 1964 | Closed for freight |
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Southwell railway station was a railway station serving the town of Southwell, Nottinghamshire.
The station at Southwell was opened in 1847[1] by the Midland Railway with a branch from Rolleston Junction. 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 southeast 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 | ||
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Coordinates: 53°04′55″N 0°56′46″W / 53.081883°N 0.94613°W