The Robin Hood Line is a railway line running from Nottingham to Worksop,Nottinghamshire,in England. The stations between Shirebrook and Whitwell (inclusive) are in the county of Derbyshire.
Kirkby-in-Ashfield is a market town in the Ashfield District of Nottinghamshire,England. With a population of 25,265,it is a part of the wider Mansfield Urban Area. The Head Offices of Ashfield District Council are located on Urban Road in the town centre.
The Mansfield and Pinxton Railway was an early horse-drawn railway in the United Kingdom. It was completed in 1819,to make a transport link between Mansfield and the Cromford Canal at Pinxton. An important traffic was coal inward to Mansfield,as coal deposits near there were too deep to be extracted economically at the time;minerals,malt and other manufactures were exported from Mansfield. Collieries along the line of route were developed as time went on.
Long Eaton railway station serves the town of Long Eaton in Derbyshire,England. It lies on the Midland Main Line and the Derby-Nottingham line 120 miles 28 chains (193.7 km) north of London St Pancras. The station is managed by East Midlands Railway,but CrossCountry operates some services.
Worksop railway station is a Grade II listed railway station which serves the town of Worksop in Nottinghamshire,England.
Alfreton railway station serves the town of Alfreton in Derbyshire,England. The station is on the Erewash Valley Line 18+1⁄4 miles (29.4 km) north of Nottingham and 9+3⁄4 miles (15.7 km) south of Chesterfield.
Hucknall station,also formerly known as Hucknall Byron station,is a railway station and tram stop in Hucknall,Nottinghamshire,England. It is located on the Robin Hood railway line,5 miles (8 km) north of Nottingham,and is also the northern terminus of the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) tram system. The station has park and ride facilities,with nearly 450 parking spaces for use by both tram and train passengers.
Bulwell station,previously known as Bulwell Market station,is a railway station and tram stop serving the town of Bulwell,in Nottinghamshire,England. It is located on the Robin Hood Line and the Hucknall branch of the Nottingham Express Transit (NET).
Fiskerton railway station is a stop on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line and serves the village of Fiskerton in Nottinghamshire,England;it is located 3 mi (4.8 km) south-east of the small market town of Southwell.
Whitwell railway station serves the village of Whitwell in Derbyshire,England. The station is on the Robin Hood Line 4¾ miles (7 km) south west of Worksop towards Nottingham.
Creswell railway station serves the village Creswell in Derbyshire,England. The station is on the Robin Hood Line between Nottingham and Worksop. It is also the nearest station to the larger village of Clowne.
Langwith-Whaley Thorns railway station is in Derbyshire,England. The station is on the Robin Hood Line 22¼ miles (36 km) north of Nottingham towards Worksop.
Shirebrook railway station serves the town of Shirebrook in Derbyshire,England. The station is on the Robin Hood Line,21½ miles (35 km) north of Nottingham towards Worksop.
Mansfield Woodhouse railway station serves the settlement of Mansfield Woodhouse,which adjoins the town of Mansfield,both located in Nottinghamshire,England.
Mansfield railway station serves the town of Mansfield in Nottinghamshire,England. It was also known as Mansfield Town,to distinguish itself from the GCR's former Mansfield Central and Mansfield Woodhouse stations. It is a stop on the Robin Hood Line,located 17 miles (27 km) north of Nottingham;it is managed by East Midlands Railway. The station building is Grade II listed.
Sutton Parkway railway station serves the town of Sutton-in-Ashfield in Nottinghamshire,England. The station is about 1⁄2 mile (800 m) south of the location of the former Sutton Junction station and 14 miles (23 km) north of Nottingham on the Robin Hood Line.
Newstead railway station serves the village of Newstead,Nottinghamshire,England.
Nottingham is the seventh largest conurbation in the United Kingdom;despite this,the city's transport system was deemed to be poor for its size in the 1980s. In the early twenty-first century,the UK government invested heavily in the transport network of Nottingham,which has led to the re-opening of the Robin Hood Line and the construction of a light rail system,Nottingham Express Transit.
The Leen Valley lines of the Great Northern Railway were railway branch lines built to access the collieries in the Nottinghamshire coalfield in England. The Midland Railway had long been dominant in the area,but there was resentment against its monopolistic policies from coalowners,who encouraged the Great Northern Railway to build a line. The Leen Valley Line was opened in 1881;it ran as far as Annesley colliery. A passenger service was run the following year,and very considerable volumes of coal were hauled.
Kirkby-in-Ashfield East railway station was a station in Kirkby-in-Ashfield,Nottinghamshire. It was opened in 1848,and was located on the Midland Railway's Mansfield Branch Line. It was one of three stations that served the town. The others were both Kirkby-in-Ashfield Central and Kirkby Bentinck. The station was replaced by the modern-day station of the same name.
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