Newark Castle railway station is a Grade II listed[1] railway station which serves the town of Newark in Nottinghamshire, England.
Newark Castle  | |||||
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 The station building on Platform 1 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Newark-on-Trent, Newark and Sherwood England | ||||
| Grid reference | SK795543 | ||||
| Managed by | East Midlands Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | NCT | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 3 August 1846 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.760 million | ||||
| Interchange | 52,310 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.151 million | ||||
| Interchange | 8,650 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.563 million | ||||
| Interchange | 30,312 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.508 million | ||||
| Interchange | 66,916 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.549 million | ||||
| Interchange | 73,945 | ||||
Listed Building – Grade II | |||||
| Feature | Castle Railway Station, Great North Road | ||||
| Designated | 19 May 1971 | ||||
| Reference no. | 1228701[1] | ||||
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History
editIt was built in 1846 for the Midland Railway in the Italianate style. It is on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line, owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway who provide all services. Its name comes from the nearby castle. The other station in Newark is Newark North Gate.
Facilities
editThe station has a ticket office on platform 1 which is staffed throughout the day, Monday-Saturday. [a] At other times, tickets can be purchased from the self-service ticket machine at the station. The station has a shelter on each platform as well as modern help points for when the station is unstaffed.
The station also has a large bicycle storage facility located next to the Nottingham bound platform as well as a large 80 space car park at its entrance.[2]
Step-free access is available to both the platforms at Newark Castle.[3]
Services
editEast Midlands Railway operate all services at Newark Castle using Class 158 and predominantly Class 170 DMUs.[4]
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[5][6]
- 1 tph to Leicester via Nottingham
- 1 tph to Crewe via Nottingham and Derby
- 1 tph to Lincoln of which 1 tp2h continues to Grimsby Town
The station is also served by two trains per day to and one train per day from London St Pancras International which are operated using a Class 222 Meridian. These services do not run on Sundays.
On Sundays, there is a roughly hourly service between Lincoln and Nottingham from mid-morning onwards.
| Preceding station | Following station | |||
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| East Midlands Railway | ||||
| East Midlands Railway Midland Main Line Limited Service | ||||
Recent developments
editA new ticket office, waiting room and toilets facilities opened at the station in Autumn 2015.[7]
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See also
editReferences
editReferences
- ^ a b Historic England, "Castle Railway Station, Great North Road (1228701)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 December 2016
- ^ "Newark Castle station information". East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Station Map: Newark Castle". Network Rail. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "EMR Regional Fleet". East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ Table 27 National Rail timetable, May 2020
- ^ "May 2021 Timetable Changes - Newark Castle". East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "London on your Doorstep | East Midlands Trains". Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
Sources
- David Marshall Smith (1965) The industrial archaeology of the East Midlands: Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, and the adjoining parts of Derbyshire. Industrial archaeology of the British Isles (David & Charles) page 263
Notes
edit- ^ Currently closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
External links
edit- Train times and station information for Newark Castle railway station from National Rail