Ambergate railway station is a railway station owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway. It serves the village of Ambergate in Derbyshire,England. The station is located on the Derwent Valley Line from Derby to Matlock,which diverges from the Midland Main Line just south of the station at Ambergate Junction.
Newark Northgate railway station is on the East Coast Main Line serving the market town of Newark-on-Trent,Nottinghamshire,England. It is 120 miles 8 chains (193.3 km) down the line from London King's Cross and is situated on the main line between Grantham to the south and Retford to the north. The station is Grade II listed.
Grantham railway station is on the East Coast Main Line,serving the market town of Grantham,Lincolnshire,England. It is 105 miles 38 chains (169.7 km) down the line from London King's Cross and is situated on the main line between Peterborough to the south and Newark North Gate to the north.
Redmile is an English village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire,about ten miles (16 km) north of Melton Mowbray and seven miles (11 km) west of Grantham. The population of the civil parish,which includes Barkestone-le-Vale and Plungar,was 921 at the 2011 census,up from 829 in 2001.
The Grantham–Skegness line,originally promoted as the "Poacher Line",runs for 55 miles (89 km) between Grantham and Skegness in Lincolnshire,England. Trains on this route originate from Nottingham via the Nottingham to Grantham Line as an hourly through service from Nottingham to Skegness,with slower stopping services at peak times. The line is operated by East Midlands Railway British Rail Class 170 "Turbostar" and British Rail Class 158 "Sprinter Express" diesel multiple units.
The Nottingham–Grantham line is a branch line between the city of Nottingham and the town of Grantham in the East Midlands of England. For most of its length it runs parallel to the A52.
Radcliffe railway station (also known as Radcliffe-on-Trent and Radcliffe (Notts)) serves the village of Radcliffe-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire,England. It lies on the Nottingham to Grantham Line,5 miles (8 km) east of Nottingham. Services run to Nottingham,Grantham,Boston and Skegness.
Netherfield railway station serves the town of Netherfield in the Borough of Gedling in Nottinghamshire,England. It comprises a single island platform with two tracks,with only a single waiting shelter. Access is via a flight of steps down from Chaworth Road,which crosses the line at a bridge at this point.
Bingham railway station serves the market town of Bingham,Nottinghamshire,England. The station is 8½ miles (14 km) east of Nottingham on the Nottingham-Skegness Line. The station is operated and served by East Midlands Railway.
Aslockton railway station serves the English villages of Aslockton and Whatton-in-the-Vale in Nottinghamshire. It also draws passengers from other nearby villages. It is 10 miles east of Nottingham on the Nottingham–Skegness Line.
Bottesford railway station serves the village of Bottesford in Leicestershire,England. The station is 15 miles east of Nottingham,on the lines to Grantham and Skegness. It is the least used station in Leicestershire.
Sleaford railway station serves the town of Sleaford in Lincolnshire,England. It lies on the Peterborough–Lincoln line. The station is 21 miles (34 km) south of Lincoln Central.
Wainfleet railway station serves the town of Wainfleet All Saints in Lincolnshire,England. The station has its own signal box at the east end of the platforms,which is next to the level crossing. Wainfleet station is 5 miles (8 km) west of Skegness on the Skegness - Grantham - Nottingham Poacher Line.
Havenhouse railway station is situated 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Skegness in Lincolnshire,England. The station was originally called 'Croft Bank'. There was formerly a Seacroft railway station between Havenhouse and Skegness,but it is now closed.
Melton Mowbray railway station serves the market town of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire,England. It is owned by Network Rail and operated by East Midlands Railway,though CrossCountry operates most of the services as part of its Birmingham New Street to Stansted Airport route. The station is on the route of the Syston and Peterborough Railway,which is now part of the Birmingham to Peterborough Line. It has a ticket office,which is staffed part-time,a car park,and help points for times when no staff are present.
Orston is an English village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire,15 miles east of Nottingham. It borders the parishes of Scarrington,Thoroton,Flawborough,Bottesford and Elton on the Hill. The population at the 2011 census was 454,increasing to 512 residents at the 2021 census.
Nottingham London Road railway station was opened by the Great Northern Railway on London Road Nottingham in 1857.
Sedgebrook railway station was on the Nottingham to Grantham line in the East Midlands of England. The station lay between Bottesford and Grantham. It served a population of about 900 in the villages of Sedgebrook and Allington and the hamlet of Casthorpe,all in Lincolnshire. It was closed in 1956.
The Ambergate,Nottingham and Boston and Eastern Junction Railway was a British railway company,which hoped to connect Lancashire with the port of Boston,in Lincolnshire,England. It was authorised in 1846 but was unable to raise much money. It opened a standard gauge line from a junction near Nottingham to Grantham in 1853. At Nottingham it was to rely on the Midland Railway,but that company was hostile and obstructive.
The Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway was a British railway line,almost entirely within Leicestershire. Authorised by the same Act of Parliament,the Great Northern Railway Leicester Branch was built,branching from the Joint Line;on the same basis the Newark to Bottesford Line was built. The lines opened progressively between 1879 and 1883. The dominant traffic was iron ore,and the agricultural produce of the area served also generated considerable business. The passenger usage was never heavy,although some unusual through services were attempted at first.
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