Kirklington and Edingley railway station

Kirklington and Edingley
Kirklington and Edingley railway station in 2008
General information
Location	England
Grid reference	SK675566
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 May 1964 [1]	Closed for freight
Location

Kirklington and Edingley railway station was a railway station serving the villages of Edingley and Kirklington in 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 ^[2] when the Midland Railway extended the existing Rollesdon Junction to Southwell line from Southwell to Mansfield.

Shortly after opening the timetable comprised 3 trains from Mansfield to Lincoln per day, and 4 trains from Lincoln to Mansfield.^{[ citation needed ]}

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 in 1929. The railway replaced it with a road motor omnibus service provided in conjunction with the Mansfield and District Tramways Limited connecting with the railway stations between Mansfield and Newark. Freight services continued until 25 May 1964.

Present day

The station and platform remain. The Southwell Trail multi-user path passes through the station site. ^[4]

Stationmasters

• John Bettinson 1871 - 1891
• Albert Ernest Whitworth 1892 - 1926 ^[5]

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

References

1. BR records ^{[ full citation needed ]}
2. A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol 9. The East Midlands. Robin Leleux. ISBN   0715371657 ^{[ page needed ]}
3. "Stations Closed" . Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 3 August 1929. Retrieved 31 January 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Discover Southwell Trail" (PDF). Nottinghamshire County Council. April 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
5. "Ex-Stationmaster Dead" . Nottingham Evening Post. England. 17 February 1936. Retrieved 30 January 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

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