Mansfield Central railway station

This article is about the former Mansfield Railway and LNER station. For the Midland Railway and later Robin Hood Line station, see Mansfield railway station.

Mansfield Central is a former railway station that served the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.

Mansfield Central
The site of the former station is now occupied by Mansfield Police Station.
General information
Location	Mansfield, Mansfield England
Coordinates	53.1420°N 1.1904°W / 53.1420; -1.1904
Grid reference	SK542608
Platforms	2 plus Up Bay
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Mansfield Railway
Pre-grouping	Mansfield Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Railways
Key dates
2 April 1917	Opened[1]
2 January 1956	Closed to timetabled passenger traffic
8 September 1956	Closed to timetabled summer Saturday holiday trains
8 September 1962	Seasonal excursions ended
13 June 1966	Closed to goods
7 January 1968	Line through station closed
1972	Station demolished[2]

The car park occupies part of the station site.

History

The station was opened in 1917 by the Mansfield Railway, along with Kirkby-in-Ashfield Central and Sutton-in-Ashfield Central. The line, and its stations, was worked by the Great Central Railway and became part of the LNER in 1923 and subsequently British Railways in 1948.

Most regular passenger trains plied between Nottingham Victoria and Mansfield Central, with some extending to Edwinstowe^[3][4] and Ollerton.^[5] In the station's early years some services plied between Mansfield Central and stations between Warsop and Chesterfield Market Place.^[6]

Timetabled services ceased on 2 January 1956, though Summer weekend excursion traffic to Scarborough, Cleethorpes, Skegness and Mablethorpe^[7][8] continued until 8 September 1962.^[9]

The line through the station was closed on 7 January 1968 and subsequently lifted. The station and its associated earthworks were razed to the ground in 1972.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Warsop Line and station closed		LNER Mansfield Railway		Sutton-in-Ashfield Central Line and station closed
Edwinstowe Line and station closed

References

1. Dow 1965, p. 296.
2. Anderson & Cupit 2000, pp. 67–8.
3. Cupit 1956, p. 60.
4. Howard Anderson 1973, p. 177.
5. Bradshaw 1985, p. 701.
6. Bradshaw 1985, p. 718.
7. Garratt & Priestley 1996, p. 44.
8. Booth 2013, p. 87.
9. Croughton, Kidner & Young 1982, p. 100.

Sources

• Anderson, Paul; Cupit, Jack (2000). An Illustrated History of Mansfield's Railways. Clophill: Irwell Press. ISBN 978-1-903266-15-1.
• Booth, Chris (2013). The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway A pictorial view of the "Dukeries Route" and branches. Vol. Two: Langwith Junction to Lincoln, the Mansfield Railway and Mid Nott's Joint Line. Blurb. ISBN 978-1-78155-660-3. 06884827.
• Bradshaw, George (1985) [July 1922]. Bradshaw's General Railway and Steam Navigation guide for Great Britain and Ireland: A reprint of the July 1922 issue. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-8708-5. OCLC 12500436.
• Croughton, Godfrey; Kidner, R. W.; Young, Alan (1982). Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations, Halts and Stopping Places. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-281-0. OCLC 10507501.
• Cupit, Jack (February 1956). Allen, G. Freeman (ed.). "The end of Passenger Services on the Mansfield Railway". Trains Illustrated. IX (2). Hampton Court, Surrey: Ian Allan.
• Dow, George (1965). Great Central, Volume Three: Fay Sets the Pace, 1900–1922. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-0263-0. OCLC 500447049.
• Garratt, Colin; Priestley, Henry (1996). Great Railway Photographers - Henry Priestley. Newton Harcourt: Milepost 92.5. ISBN 978-1-900193-50-4.
• Howard Anderson, P. (1973). Forgotten Railways: The East Midlands. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-6094-1.

External links

• Mansfield Central railway station on navigable 1947 O.S. Map npe Maps
• Station, line and mileages (archived) at Railway Codes
• Image of the old station at Flickr