Worksop railway station

15+3⁄4 miles (25.3 km) from Sheffield) operated by Northern Trains, and is the northern terminus of East Midlands Railway' Robin Hood Line between Worksop and Nottingham via Mansfield (the section from the latter town was re-opened to passengers on 25 May 1998, after originally losing them to the Beeching Axe in October 1964). The station buildings on each side are still in use - operator Northern runs the booking office on platform 1, Network Rail has office accommodation on platform 1 and the remaining rooms are utilised as private commercial premises, Platform 2 houses the Railway Cafe.

Worksop Power signal box (PSB), which was opened in 1998, is located at the western end of the station on the Retford-bound platform, and there are a number of goods loops and sidings close by that are used for stabling and reversing/recessing coal trains serving the nearby power stations at West Burton and Cottam. Platform 2 has a turnback facility provided, so that terminating trains from the west and south can terminate and start back from there without having to change lines and use the level crossing at the eastern end.

Facilities

The station is staffed part-time (ticket office open Monday - Friday 07:00 - 17:00, Saturday 07:00 - 13:30, closed Sundays); self-service ticket machines are also provided for use outside these times and for collecting advance-purchase tickets. Refreshment facilities are available via a cafe on platform 2, a public house on platform 1 and from vending machines on both sides. Canopies provide covered waiting areas on both platforms – these are also fully accessible for disabled passengers. Train running information is offered via automatic announcements, timetable posters and digital display screens. ^[3]

The station went through authentic restoration works in early to mid 2018 with a new authentic colour scheme which was used when the station first opened in the 19th century. ^[4]

Services

Services at Worksop are operated by Northern Trains and East Midlands Railway.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: ^[5]

• 1 tph to Leeds via Sheffield
• 1 tph to Lincoln via Retford
• 1 tph to Nottingham

The station is also served by a single daily return service to and from Cleethorpes on weekdays only.

On Sundays, the station is served by an hourly service between Lincoln and Sheffield, with some services continuing to Huddersfield. There are no Sunday services to Nottingham.

There is an ongoing proposition by FirstGroup's Hull Trains to begin a new service between London King's Cross to Sheffield, stopping at Worksop station, giving Worksop its first direct service to London in decades. ^[6] If this plan were to go ahead, FirstGroup predicts its operations to begin by 2025. ^{[7] [8]}

Worksop
The station in 2018
General information
Location	Worksop, Bassetlaw England
Coordinates	53°18′42″N1°07′22″W / 53.311667°N 1.122778°W / 53.311667; -1.122778
Grid reference	SK585797
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WRK
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	7 July 1849
Passengers
2019/20	0.475 million
Interchange	30,510

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Shireoaks		Northern Trains Sheffield to Lincoln Line		Retford
Whitwell or Creswell		East Midlands Railway Robin Hood Line Monday-Saturday only		Terminus
	Proposed services
Woodhouse		Sheffield by Hull Trains East Coast Main Line		Retford

See also

• Listed buildings in Worksop

References

1. Historic England, "Worksop Station, House and Outbuildings, Carlton Road (1045024)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 30 December 2016
2. "Worksop railway station (2015) Murray-Rust, Alan Geograph.org.uk; Retrieved 2 June 2017
3. Worksop station facilities National Rail Enquiries
4. "Newly transformed Worksop train station is now complete". www.worksopguardian.co.uk.
5. Table 26, 55 National Rail timetable, May 2023
6. "Plan for new, quicker London-Sheffield train service unveiled". The Independent. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
7. https://bmmagazine.co.uk/news/new-london-to-sheffield-train-service-planned-for-2025/%7Ctitle= "New London To Sheffield train service planned for 2025"
8. "Hull Trains Sheffield Route Proposal" . Retrieved 24 September 2024.

External links

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

1. https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/media/3150/download?inline