Rolleston railway station

For the railway station in New Zealand, see Rolleston railway station, New Zealand.

3⁄4 mile west. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, who provide services to the station.

The station is unstaffed and offers limited facilities other than two shelters, bicycle storage, timetables and modern help points. The full range of tickets can be purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost, as there are no retail facilities at this station. ^[9]

Services

All services at Rolleston are operated by East Midlands Railway.

The typical off-peak service is: ^{[10] [11]}

• 1 train every 2 hours to Crewe via Nottingham
• 1 train every 2 hours to Newark Castle

The station is also served by a small number of trains between Leicester, Nottingham, Lincoln and Grimsby Town.

There is also a two-hourly service on Sundays: trains run between Nottingham, Lincoln and Grimsby with no service to Crewe.

Rolleston
Looking west towards the shelter, old station house, and level crossing
General information
Location	Rolleston, Newark and Sherwood England
Grid reference	SK737525
Managed by	East Midlands Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	ROL
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1846
Passengers
2018/19	6,608

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Fiskerton		East Midlands Railway Nottingham to Lincoln Line		Newark Castle
	Disused railways
Terminus		Midland Railway Rolleston Junction to Mansfield		Southwell Line and station closed

References

1. "Opening of the Nottingham and Lincoln Railway" . Lincolnshire Chronicle. England. 7 August 1846. Retrieved 2 March 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Midland Railway" . Sheffield Independent. England. 21 July 1860. Retrieved 31 January 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Fearful Accident at Rolleston Junction" . Nottingham Journal. England. 12 December 1874. Retrieved 31 January 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. The 150th anniversary of the coming of the railways to Newark was marked in 1996 Newark Advertiser article; retrieved 2009-04-22
5. "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 185. 1866. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
6. "Rolleston - Retirement of Mr. Found Stationmaster" . Newark Herald. Scotland. 18 November 1899. Retrieved 11 December 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Appointments". The Railway News. 110: 218. 1918.
8. "Local Jottings" . Nottingham Evening Post. England. 14 March 1947. Retrieved 31 January 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Rolleston station information". East Midlands Railway . Retrieved 28 April 2021.
10. Table 27 National Rail timetable, May 2020
11. "May 2021 Timetable Changes - Rolleston". East Midlands Railway . Retrieved 19 May 2021.

External links

• Train times and station information for Rolleston railway station from National Rail

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