Blidworth and Rainworth railway station

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Blidworth and Rainworth
Blidworth & Rainworth Station (remains) 1833983 0f90bd9e.jpg
Blidworth and Rainworth railway station in the distance in 1963
General information
LocationEngland
Grid reference SK594579
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1871Opened as Rainworth
24 March 1877Renamed Blidworth
12 August 1929Closed to passengers
25 June 1964Closed to freight

Blidworth and Rainworth railway station served the villages of Blidworth and Rainworth in Nottinghamshire, England; it was a stop on the Midland Railway's Rolleston Junction to Mansfield line.

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History

The station opened in 1871 [1] as Rainworth when the Midland Railway extended the existing Rollesdon Junction to Southwell line from Southwell to Mansfield.

It was renamed Blidworth on 24 March 1877. [2]

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. The railway replaced it with a road motor omnibus service provided in conjunction with Mansfield and District Tramways Limited connecting with the railway stations between Mansfield and Newark. Freight services continued until 25 June 1964.

Nothing remains of the station or trackbed and it has been lost to a housing development called Curzon Close.

Services

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

Stationmasters

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References

  1. ↑ A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol 9. The East Midlands. Robin Leleux. ISBN   0715371657 [ page needed ]
  2. ↑ "Midland Railway changes" . Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 2 May 1877. Retrieved 30 January 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Stations Closed" . Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 3 August 1929. Retrieved 31 January 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Midland Railway Staff Changes" . Nottingham Evening Post. England. 22 October 1908. Retrieved 30 January 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Railway Staff Changes" . Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 22 October 1908. Retrieved 30 January 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

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