Worksop Railway Station

About Worksop Railway Station

Worksop railway station is a Grade II listed railway station which serves the town of Worksop in Nottinghamshire, England. HistoryIt was designed by Weightman & Hadfield, Sheffield in the Jacobean style, and built by James Drabble, Carlton in Lindrick, and opened on 7 July 1849 by the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway, part of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. It was extended and further buildings added in 1900. It is today an intermediate stop on the regional service from Lincoln Central to Sheffield (15 + 3 /4mi from the latter) operated by Northern and the northern terminus of East Midlands Trains' Robin Hood Line from Nottingham and 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 2 and the remaining rooms are utilised as private commercial premises.

Worksop Railway Station Description

Worksop railway station is a Grade II listed railway station which serves the town of Worksop in Nottinghamshire, England. HistoryIt was designed by Weightman & Hadfield, Sheffield in the Jacobean style, and built by James Drabble, Carlton in Lindrick, and opened on 7 July 1849 by the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway, part of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. It was extended and further buildings added in 1900. It is today an intermediate stop on the regional service from Lincoln Central to Sheffield (15 + 3 /4mi from the latter) operated by Northern and the northern terminus of East Midlands Trains' Robin Hood Line from Nottingham and 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 2 and the remaining rooms are utilised as private commercial premises.

More about Worksop Railway Station

Worksop Railway Station is located at Worksop
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