Carlton railway station

For the railway station in Australia, see Carlton railway station, Sydney.

Carlton railway station serves the town of Carlton, Nottinghamshire, England. The station is 3 miles (5 km) east of Nottingham on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line operated by East Midlands Railway.

Carlton
General information
Location	Carlton, Gedling England
Grid reference	SK619412
Managed by	East Midlands Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	CTO
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
3 August 1846 (1846-08-03)	Opened as Carlton
1 November 1871	Renamed Carlton and Gedling
1 November 1896	Renamed Carlton and Netherfield for Gedling and Colwick
7 May 1973	Renamed Carlton & Netherfield
6 May 1974	Renamed Carlton
Passengers
2019/20	57,552
2020/21	12,254
2021/22	27,610
2022/23	36,846
2023/24	43,120
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

It opened on 3 August 1846.^[1] The station was renamed from Carlton & Netherfield to Carlton on 6 May 1974.^[2]

Stationmasters

• Edward Black ca. 1861 - 1862
• W. Duddle 1862 - 1862
• R. Fox 1863 - 1866
• John Sawyer from 1866
• Owen Beldham ca. 1871 - 1872
• R. Grice 1872 - 1873
• John Bradshaw Bott 1874 - 1878 (afterwards station master at Attenborough)
• Charles Smith 1878 - 1892 (afterwards station master at Lenton)
• W.H. Turner 1892 - 1914^[3]
• Charles Williams from 1914^[4]
• C. Bywater 1926^[5] - 1932 (formerly station master at Castlethorpe, afterwards station master at Nuneaton Abbey Street)
• William Gale ca. 1934 ca. 1939
• C.S. Barnard ca. 1950

Description

The station has two staggered platforms, there is a level crossing on Victoria Road, hence the staggered platforms to minimise delay to road traffic, and Carlton's centre is a considerable distance further away than Netherfield's, but the nearby Netherfield railway station on the neighbouring Nottingham-Skegness line had already taken that name.

Service

There is generally an hourly service from Carlton, with trains running westbound to Crewe via Nottingham and eastbound to Newark Castle with a few continuing to Lincoln at peak times and in the evening. There is a reduced service on Sundays.^[6]

The station has a PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets can be bought together for a cheaper price. It is in the same area as Beeston, Bulwell, Netherfield and Nottingham stations.