Aslockton railway station
- Aslockton railway station
Infobox UK station
name = Aslockton
other_name=
code = ALK
manager = East Midlands Trains
locale = Aslockton
borough = Rushcliffe
lowusage0405 = 16,064
lowusage0506 = 18,538
lowusage0607 = 21,363
platforms = 2
start =
Aslockton railway station serves the villages of Aslockton and Whatton in Nottinghamshire. The station is 17 km (10¾ miles) east of Nottingham on the Nottingham-Skegness Line.
History
It 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 [Kingscott, G., (2004) "Lost Railways of Nottinghamshire," Newbury: Countryside Books]
The station itself was opened by the Great Northern Railway in 1857. The station buildings were designed by Thomas Chambers Hine.
Current Services
There is generally a two-hourly service each day westbound to Nottingham and eastbound to Grantham and Skegness.
Former Services
References
External links
* [http://www.cranmerlhg.org.uk/gallery/aslockton/pages/Aslockton%20Station%20Master%20House%201964.htm| Aslockton Station Master's House]
* [http://www.transportimages.com/gallery/v/railways/ukprevious/British-Rail/British-Rail-Regional-Railways/Aslockton+dmu+1970s.jpg.html| Train at Aslockton Station]
* [http://www.cranmerlhg.org.uk/publications/Publications/aslocktonimages02.pdf| PDF with images of signal box and station]
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