Mansfield Central railway station
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Mansfield Central | |||||
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 The site of the former station is now occupied by Mansfield police station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Mansfield, Mansfield District, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°08′31″N 1°11′25″W / 53.1420°N 1.1904°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SK542608 | ||||
| Platforms | 2, with an up bay | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Mansfield Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Mansfield Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway, 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] | ||||
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Mansfield Central was a railway station that served the town of Mansfield, in Nottinghamshire, England, between 1917 and 1966.
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, which became part of the London and North Eastern Railway 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 operated between Mansfield Central, 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.[citation needed]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Warsop Line and station closed |
LNER Mansfield Railway |
Sutton-in-Ashfield Central Line and station closed | ||
| Edwinstowe Line and station closed |
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