Whiteborough railway station

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Whiteborough
General information
Location Huthwaite, Ashfield District, Nottinghamshire
England
Coordinates 53°08′10″N1°18′56″W / 53.1362°N 1.3155°W / 53.1362; -1.3155
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1883opened
4 October 1926 [1] closed to passengers

Whiteborough railway station was a railway station serving the village of Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, England on the Midland Railway's line from Westhouses and Blackwell in to Mansfield Woodhouse line. The line opened in 1883, following the opening of Pleasley Colliery in 1878. [2] It closed to passengers in 1926.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Tibshelf & Newton
Line and station closed
  Midland Railway   Teversall Manor
Line and station closed

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References

  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 484
  2. Mansfield (2009), p.13


Bibliography

  • Mansfield (January 2009). "Pleasley Park and Vale Conservation Area". Mansfield District Council, Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.