Farnsfield railway station

Farnsfield
Farnsfield railway station in 1995
General information
Location	England
Grid reference	SK641573
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1871	Opened
12 August 1929	Closed to passengers
25 June 1964	Closed for freight
Location

Farnsfield railway station was a railway station serving the village of Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire, England. It was on the Midland Railway's Rolleston Junction to Mansfield line.

History

Timetable from Mansfield Reporter, 29 November 1878

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

The station closed to passengers on 12 August 1929 ^[2] 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.

Present day

The station and goods shed remain as private residences. A branch of the Southwell Trail multi-user path passes through the station site, linking the A614 road to the main route of the trail just east of the station. ^[3]

Stationmasters

• Robert Nash until 1883
• John William Holden 1883 - 1908 ^[4]
• Charles Treharne Holden from 1908 ^[5] (son of John W. Holden, also formerly station master at Holwell Junction)

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Kirklington and Edingley Line and station closed		Midland Railway Rolleston Junction to Mansfield		Blidworth and Rainworth Line and station closed

References

1. A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol 9. The East Midlands. Robin Leleux. ISBN   0715371657 ^{[ page needed ]}
2. "Stations Closed" . Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 3 August 1929. Retrieved 31 January 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Discover Southwell Trail" (PDF). Nottinghamshire County Council. April 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
4. "Items of Local Interest" . Nottingham Evening Post. England. 19 November 1908. Retrieved 30 January 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Midland Railway Staff Changes" . Nottingham Evening Post. England. 22 October 1908. Retrieved 30 January 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

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