Worksop railway station

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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]

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 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]

Worksop
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2018 at Worksop station - the footbridge from east.JPG
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
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWRK
Classification DfT category E
History
Opened7 July 1849
Passengers
2018/19Decrease2.svg 0.440 million
 Interchange Increase2.svg 22,697
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Northern Trains
Whitwell or Creswell   East Midlands Railway
 Terminus

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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. ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/new-quicker-london-sheffield-train-announced-b2473843.html%7Ctitle= "Quicker Sheffield-London train announced"
  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"
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