Newark Castle railway station

Newark Castle railway station is a Grade II listed^[1] railway station which serves the town of Newark in Nottinghamshire, England.

Newark Castle
The station building on Platform 1
General information
Location	Newark-on-Trent, Newark and Sherwood England
Grid reference	SK795543
Managed by	East Midlands Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	NCT
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Opened	3 August 1846
Passengers
2019/20	0.760 million
Interchange	52,310
2020/21	0.151 million
Interchange	8,650
2021/22	0.563 million
Interchange	30,312
2022/23	0.508 million
Interchange	66,916
2023/24	0.549 million
Interchange	73,945
Listed Building – Grade II
Feature	Castle Railway Station, Great North Road
Designated	19 May 1971
Reference no.	1228701[1]
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

It was built in 1846 for the Midland Railway in the Italianate style. It is on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line, owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway who provide all services. Its name comes from the nearby castle. The other station in Newark is Newark North Gate.

Facilities

The station has a ticket office on platform 1 which is staffed throughout the day, Monday-Saturday. ^[a] At other times, tickets can be purchased from the self-service ticket machine at the station. The station has a shelter on each platform as well as modern help points for when the station is unstaffed.

The station also has a large bicycle storage facility located next to the Nottingham bound platform as well as a large 80 space car park at its entrance.^[2]

Step-free access is available to both the platforms at Newark Castle.^[3]

Services

A service to Matlock

East Midlands Railway operate all services at Newark Castle using Class 158 and predominantly Class 170 DMUs.^[4]

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[5][6]

• 1 tph to Leicester via Nottingham
• 1 tph to Crewe via Nottingham and Derby
• 1 tph to Lincoln of which 1 tp2h continues to Grimsby Town

The station is also served by two trains per day to and one train per day from London St Pancras International which are operated using a Class 222 Meridian. These services do not run on Sundays.

On Sundays, there is a roughly hourly service between Lincoln and Nottingham from mid-morning onwards.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Rolleston		East Midlands Railway Newark to Grimsby		Collingham
Nottingham
Lowdham		East Midlands Railway Midland Main Line Limited Service

Recent developments

A new ticket office, waiting room and toilets facilities opened at the station in Autumn 2015.^[7]

v t e Newark-on-Trent
Legend
East Coast Main Line Nottingham to Lincoln Line Newark flat crossing Newark Northgate Newark Castle Great North Road Nottingham to Lincoln Line East Coast Main Line

See also

• Listed buildings in Newark-on-Trent

References

References

1. Historic England, "Castle Railway Station, Great North Road (1228701)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 December 2016
2. "Newark Castle station information". East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
3. "Station Map: Newark Castle". Network Rail. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
4. "EMR Regional Fleet". East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
5. Table 27 National Rail timetable, May 2020
6. "May 2021 Timetable Changes - Newark Castle". East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
7. "London on your Doorstep | East Midlands Trains". Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

Sources

• David Marshall Smith (1965) The industrial archaeology of the East Midlands: Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, and the adjoining parts of Derbyshire. Industrial archaeology of the British Isles (David & Charles) page 263

Notes

1. Currently closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

External links

• Train times and station information for Newark Castle railway station from National Rail

53°04′50″N 0°48′48″W

1. https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/media/3150/download?inline