Ranskill railway station

Ranskill
LNER 60019 passing through the site of the station in 2008
General information
Location	Nottinghamshire England
Coordinates	53°22′58″N1°00′24″W / 53.3828°N 1.0068°W / 53.3828; -1.0068
Grid reference	SK661877
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
4 September 1849 (1849-09-04)	Opened
6 October 1958	Closed to passengers
7 December 1964 (1964-12-07)	Closed completely
Location

Ranskill railway station served the village of Ranskill, Nottinghamshire, England from 1849 to 1964 on the East Coast Main Line.

History

The station opened on 4 September 1849 by the Great Northern Railway. ^[1] During the Second World War, there was a Royal Ordnance Factory located on the up side with its own factory station. The station was closed to passengers on 6 October 1958 and was closed completely on 7 December 1964. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 337. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Site of former Ranskill station, East Coast Main Line 1992". Geograph. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
3. "Pastscape - Detailed Result: Ranskill". Pastscape. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Scrooby Line open, station closed		Great Northern Railway East Coast Main Line		Barnby Moor and Sutton Line open, station closed