Annesley railway station

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Annesley
General information
Location Annesley, Ashfield
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Midland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1874Opened
6 April 1953Closed

Annesley railway station was a station in Annesley, Nottinghamshire, England. It was opened in 1874 to serve the mining village of Annesley, which had grown following the opening of Annesley colliery in 1865. It was closed in 1953 and the line closed to passengers in 1964. The station did not reopen as part of the Robin Hood Line project in the 1990s.

Contents

History

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 who closed it five years later.

Stationmasters

The site today

Trains operating on the Robin Hood Line still pass the site. Although the line re-opened in stages during the 1990s, Annesley station did not reopen due to its proximity to Newstead. [6] [7]

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Newstead   Midland Railway   Kirkby-in-Ashfield (East)
Newstead   Mansfield Railway   Kirkby-in-Ashfield Central

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