Netherfield railway station

Netherfield
Location
Place	Netherfield
Local authority	Gedling
Operations
Station code	NET
Managed by	East Midlands Trains
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	7,238
2005/06 *	6,938
2006/07 *	6,108
2007/08 *	7,178
2008/09 *	8,292
2009/10 *	6,412
History
May 1878	Opened (Colwick)
1 May 1883	Renamed (Netherfield and Colwick)
August 1901	Renamed (Netherfield)
13 July 1925	Renamed (Netherfield and Colwick)
6 May 1974	Renamed (Netherfield)[1]
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Netherfield from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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Netherfield railway station serves the area of Netherfield in the borough of Gedling in Nottinghamshire, England. It comprises a single island platform with two tracks, with only a single waiting shelter. Access is via a flight of steps down from Chaworth Road, which bridges the line at this point.

The station is little-used in comparison with nearby Carlton railway station on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line, which lies barely 460 yards (420 m) away.

History

The station is located on the line first opened by the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway in 1850 and taken over by the Great Northern Railway^[2]

The station was renamed from Netherfield & Colwick to Netherfield on 6 May 1974.^[3]

Netherfield station also marks the junction for the disused line to Gedling, which separates to the north 50 yards (46 m) east of Netherfield. The branch then goes under the A612 road, bridges the Nottingham to Lincoln line, crosses over the A612 and terminates at Gedling coal mine.

Current Services

There are a few trains per day in each direction, all of them operated by East Midlands Trains. Most of these services are on the Nottingham to Skegness route, however, a few trains at weekends stop on the Liverpool to Norwich axis.

The station has a PlusBus scheme where combined train and bus tickets can be bought at a reduced price. For this purpose, Netherfield is in the same area as Beeston, Bulwell, Nottingham and Carlton stations.

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Nottingham		East Midlands Trains Nottingham-Skegness		Radcliffe

Former Services

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Nottingham London Road Low Level		London and North Western Railway Nottingham to Northampton		Radcliffe-on-Trent
Nottingham London Road High Level		Great Northern Railway Nottingham to Grantham Nottingham to Newark		Radcliffe-on-Trent
Nottingham London Road High Level		Great Northern Railway Nottingham to Shirebrook Nottingham to Basford & Bulwell		Gedling

References

1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 167.
2. ^ Kingscott, G., (2004) Lost Railways of Nottinghamshire, Newbury: Countryside Books
3. ^ Slater, J.N., ed (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine (London: IPC Transport Press Ltd) 120 (879): 363. ISSN 0033-8923. 

External links

• Train times and station information for Netherfield railway station from National Rail
• Site showing the state of the Gedling branch in November 2006

Coordinates: 52°57′41″N 1°04′45″W / 52.96139°N 1.07917°W / 52.96139; -1.07917