Bleasby railway station serves the village of Bleasby, Nottinghamshire,

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. It is on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line, owned by

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and managed by

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History

The station was opened on 4 August 1846 by the

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. The original station buildings were designed by Thomas Chambers Hine. The station was taken over by the

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in 1923, and by

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in 1948. It is now managed by

Stationmasters

*George Williamson ca. 1857 - 1886 *James B. Palmer 1886 - 1891 *Job Frederick Fisher 1891 - 1898 (formerly station master at Bolsover Castle, afterwards station master at Thurgarton) *Arthur Edward Kind 1898 - 1899 (afterwards station master at Collingham) *Ebenezer Tagg 1900 - 1904 *George Ernest Aiers 1904 - 1907(afterwards station master at Lowdham) *George Butler from 1907 (formerly station master at Lowdham) *George Stapleton ca. 1911 *G.W. Jay ca. 1914 *J.J. Williams from 1921 *Mr. Holden until 1932 (afterwards station master at Ullesthorpe) *William George Dudderidge 1932 - 1936 (also station master at Rolleston Junction and Fiskerton) *Arnold Foster 1936 - 1942 *H.J. Lane until 1947 *F.W.E. Clarke from 1947 (formerly stationmaster at Widmerpool)

Facilities

The station is unstaffed and offers limited facilities other than two shelters,

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storage, timetables and modern help points. The full range of tickets can be purchased from the

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on the train at no extra cost as there are no retail facilities at this station.

Gallery

File:BleasbyRailwayStation (1).JPG File:Bleasby railway station 1832595 f0b9814e.jpg, The station in 1963

Services

All services at Bleasby are operated by

. The typical off-peak service is: * 1 train every 2 hours to via * 1 train every 2 hours to The station is also served by a small number of trains between , Nottingham and .

References

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Railway stations in Nottinghamshire DfT Category F2 stations Former Midland Railway stations Newark and Sherwood Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848 Railway stations served by East Midlands Railway Thomas Chambers Hine railway stations {{EastMidlands-railstation-stub