Bestwood Colliery railway station

Bestwood Colliery
Station building in 1963
General information
Location	Bestwood Village, Gedling England
Grid reference	SK548473
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 October 1882 [1]	Opened as Bestwood
March 1883	Renamed Bestwood Colliery
March 1907	Renamed Bestwood
October 1907	Renamed Bestwood Colliery
14 September 1931	Closed to passengers
7 April 1958 [2]	Goods facilities withdrawn
Location

Bestwood Colliery railway station was a former station on the Great Northern Railway Nottingham to Shirebrook line. ^[3]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Butler's Hill		London and North Eastern Railway Leen Valley line		Bulwell Forest

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN   1-85260-508-1, p. 33.
2. Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. p. 12. ISBN   0-905466-19-5.
3. British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer.

53°01′13″N1°11′00″W / 53.02037°N 1.18320°W / 53.02037; -1.18320