Newark Castle railway station
Grade II listed railway station in Nottinghamshire, England
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Newark Castle is one of two railway stations that serve the town of Newark-on-Trent, in Nottinghamshire, England; the other is Newark Northgate on the East Coast Main Line. It lies on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line; it is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, which provides all services.
Newark Castle  | |||||
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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 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.619 million | ||||
| Interchange | 33,213 | ||||
Listed Building – Grade II | |||||
| Feature | Castle railway station, Great North Road | ||||
| Designated | 19 May 1971 | ||||
| Reference no. | 1228701[1] | ||||
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History
The station was built in 1846 for the Midland Railway in the Italianate style. The building is now Grade II listed.[1]
Its name is derived from the nearby Newark Castle.
Facilities
The station has a ticket office on platform 1 which is staffed throughout the day, Monday-Saturday. At other times, tickets can be purchased from the self-service ticket machine. It has a shelter on each platform, as well as modern help points for when the station is unstaffed.
It also has a large bicycle storage facility, located next to the Nottingham-bound platform, with an 80 space car park at its entrance.[2]
Step-free access is available to both the platforms at Newark Castle.[3]
A new ticket office, waiting room and toilet facilities opened at the station in autumn 2015.[4]
Services
East Midlands Railway operates all services at Newark Castle; the typical off-peak service in trains per hour / day (tph/tpd) is:[5]
- 1 tph to Matlock, via Nottingham
- 1 tph to Crewe, via Nottingham and Derby
- 2 tph to Lincoln; of which:
- 1 tp2h continues to Cleethorpes
- 2 tpd to London St Pancras (except Sundays).
On Sundays, there is an approximately hourly service between Lincoln and Matlock from mid-morning onwards.
All regional services are operated using Class 158 and predominantly Class 170 diesel multiple units; inter-city services to London use Class 222 Meridians.[6]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| East Midlands Railway | ||||
| East Midlands Railway Midland Main Line Limited service | ||||
