Newark Castle railway station
The station building on Platform 1 | |
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 | |
2016/17 | ![]() |
2017/18 | ![]() |
2018/19 | ![]() |
Interchange | 60,278 |
2019/20 | ![]() |
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2020/21 | ![]() |
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Listed Building – Grade II | |
Feature | Castle Railway Station, Great North Road |
Designated | 19 May 1971 |
Reference no. | 1228701[1] |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Newark Castle railway station is a Grade II listed[1] railway station which serves the town of Newark in Nottinghamshire, England.
History[]
It 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.
Station masters[]
- Joseph Pettifor 1846 - 1848
- John Gill 1848 - 1854
- Edwin Alfred Pakeman 1854 - 1856
- Charles Appleby ca. 1859 - 1865[2]
- Robert Michie 1865 - 1867[3] (formerly station master at Loughborough, afterwards station master at Leicester)
- Anderson Wilcock 1868[4] (afterwards station master at Skipton)
- B. Broadhurst 1875 - 1885[5] (afterwards station master at Cheltenham)
- Daniel Shipp 1885[6] - 1895 (formerly station master at Wisbech)
- Thomas A. Watford 1895[7] - 1911 (formerly station master at Tamworth)
- William Samuel Orchard 1911 - 1927[8]
- Frank G. Sugars 1927 - 1934 (formerly station master at Pye Bridge)
- George W. Ramm 1951 - 1953[9] (formerly station master at Dunford Bridge)
- L.H. Adams 1954[10] - ca. 1963 (formerly station master at Swinton Town)
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Facilities[]
The station has a ticket office, waiting room and toilets which are all 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.[11]
Step-free access is available to both the platforms at Newark Castle.[12]
Services[]
East Midlands Railway operate all services at Newark Castle using Class 156, 158 and 170 DMUs.[13]
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[14][15]
- 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.
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Following station | ||
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Nottingham |
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East Midlands RailwayMidland Main Line Limited Service |
Future developments[]
A new ticket office, waiting room and toilets facilities are due to be opened at the station in Autumn 2015.[16]
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References[]
References
- ^ a b Historic England, "Castle Railway Station, Great North Road (1228701)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 December 2016
- ^ "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 131. 1914. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Retirement of the Midland Station Master". Leicester Chronicle. England. 28 March 1896. Retrieved 3 September 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Interesting Presentation". Craven Herald. England. 8 September 1877. Retrieved 1 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Presentation to the late Newark Station Master". Cheltenham Chronicle. England. 10 March 1885. Retrieved 3 September 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wisbech". Stamford Mercury. England. 2 January 1885. Retrieved 3 September 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Presentation to Mr. T.A. Watford". Tamworth Herald. England. 26 January 1895. Retrieved 3 September 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Newark LMS Station Mastership". Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. England. 17 June 1927. Retrieved 3 September 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Stationmaster's death". Newark Advertiser. England. 28 October 1953. Retrieved 12 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Stationmaster began as a lamp boy". Newark Advertiser. England. 10 March 1954. Retrieved 12 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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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[]
- ^ Currently closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
External links[]
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- Train times and station information for Newark Castle railway station from National Rail
- Railway stations in Nottinghamshire
- Former Midland Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1846
- Railway stations served by East Midlands Railway
- Grade II listed buildings in Nottinghamshire
- Newark-on-Trent
- 1846 establishments in England
- Grade II listed railway stations