- Newark Castle railway station
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Newark Castle Location Place Newark-on-Trent Local authority Newark and Sherwood Operations Station code NCT Managed by East Midlands Trains Number of platforms 2 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 0.650 million 2005/06 * 0.707 million 2006/07 * 2,905 2007/08 * 324,202 2008/09 * 345,128 2009/10 * 413,900 History Opened 3 August 1846 National Rail - UK railway stations A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Newark Castle from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. Newark-on-Trent LegendEast Coast Main Line Nottingham to Lincoln Line Newark Crossing Newark North Gate Newark Castle Great North Road Nottingham to Lincoln Line East Coast Main Line Newark Castle railway station serves the town of Newark in Nottinghamshire, England. It was built in 1846 for the Midland Railway in the Italianate style. It is on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line. Its name comes from the nearby castle. The other station in Newark is Newark North Gate.
Trains run hourly towards Lincoln eastbound, and Leicester westbound. East Midlands Trains also run a daily return train from Lincoln to London St Pancras International Monday to Saturday.
References
- 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
External links
- Train times and station information for Newark Castle railway station from National Rail
Preceding station National Rail Following station East Midlands Trains East Midlands Trains Coordinates: 53°04′50″N 0°48′48″W / 53.08056°N 0.81333°W
Categories:- Railway stations in Nottinghamshire
- Former Midland Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1846
- Railway stations served by East Midlands Trains
- DfT Category F1 stations
- Grade II listed buildings in Nottinghamshire
- Newark-on-Trent
- East Midlands railway station stubs
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