Mansfield Central is a former railway station that served the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
Mansfield Central | |
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![]() 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] |
6 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 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 3 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 | ||
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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 |
Closed railway stations in Nottinghamshire | |
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Mansfield Railway |
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Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway |
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GCR Main Line |
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Leen Valley Extension |
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GNR Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension | |
Worksop to Nottingham Line |
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Nottingham Suburban Railway |
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Mansfield to Rolleston Junction | |
Bennerley Junction to Basford |
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Nottingham and Melton Railway | |
Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway | |
Great Northern Main Line | |
Midland Counties Railway | |
Great Eastern and Great Northern Joint Railway |
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Other |
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