Burton Joyce  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Burton Joyce, Gedling England | ||||
| Grid reference | SK644433 | ||||
| Managed by | East Midlands Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | BUJ | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  15,330 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 1,826 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  6,146 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 9,426 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 11,014 | ||||
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Burton Joyce railway station serves the large village of Burton Joyce in Nottinghamshire,England. It lies between Carlton and Lowdham stations on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line.
During the railway's construction,the builders of the railway faced a good deal of opposition at Burton Joyce,which resulted in the station being located outside of the village. The railway company's preferred site was near the Lord Nelson Inn,but the innkeeper objected on claiming that he would be forced to brew more beer. Additionally,the vicar of St Helen's Church,Revd. John Rolleston,near whose vicarage the line was to run,objected to the railway on account of the noise. Finally,the promoters of the railway bought him out and built a new vicarage for him. [1]
The line was engineered by George Stephenson and was opened by the Midland Railway on 3 August 1846. [2] The contractors for the line were Craven and Son of Newark and Nottingham. [2]
The westbound platform was shortened significantly when locomotive-hauled trains were replaced in the 1960s.
The station is managed by East Midlands Railway. [7]
It has two platforms, a five-space car park, a help point and shelters on both platforms.
East Midlands Railway operates all trains that stop at the station.
Burton Joyce is served by a route between Newark Castle and Crewe, via Nottingham. Services call at the station every two hours in each direction throughout the day, with additional services during peak times and evenings between Lincoln, Nottingham and Leicester.
On Sundays, trains stop every two hours each way; but these run between Lincoln and Nottingham only. [8]
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| East Midlands Railway |
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