Carlton railway station serves the suburb of

Carlton, Nottinghamshire Carlton is a town in the Borough of Gedling, Nottinghamshire, England. It is to the east of Nottingham. The population at the 2011 Census was 6,881. It was an urban district until 1974, whose wards (Carlton Hill, Carlton, Cavendish, Colwick, G ...

, England. The station is east of

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on the

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operated by East Midlands Railway.

History

It opened on 3 August 1846. The station was renamed from Carlton & Netherfield to Carlton on 6 May 1974.

Stationmasters

*Edward Black ca. 1861 - 1862 *W. Duddle 1862 - 1862 *R. Fox 1863 - 1866 *John Sawyer from 1866 *Owen Beldham ca. 1871 - 1872 *R. Grice 1872 - 1873 *John Bradshaw Bott 1874 - 1878 (afterwards station master at Attenborough) *Charles Smith 1878 - 1892 (afterwards station master at Lenton) *W.H. Turner 1892 - 1914 *Charles Williams from 1914 *C. Bywater 1926 - 1932 (formerly station master at Castlethorpe, afterwards station master at Nuneaton Abbey Street) *William Gale ca. 1934 ca. 1939 *C.S. Barnard ca. 1950

Description

The station has two staggered platforms, there is a level crossing on Victoria Road, hence the staggered platforms to minimise delay to road traffic, and Carlton's centre is a considerable distance further away than Netherfield's, but the nearby

Netherfield railway station Netherfield railway station serves the town of Netherfield in the Borough of Gedling in Nottinghamshire, England. It comprises a single island platform with two tracks, with only a single waiting shelter. Access is via a flight of steps down fr ...

on the neighbouring Nottingham-Skegness line had already taken that name.

Service

There is generally an hourly service from Carlton, with trains running westbound to via Nottingham and eastbound to with a few continuing to

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at peak times and in the evening. There is a reduced service on Sundays. The station has a

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scheme where train and bus tickets can be bought together for a cheaper price. It is in the same area as Beeston,

Bulwell Bulwell is a market town in the City of Nottingham, in Nottinghamshire, England. It is south-west of Hucknall and to the north-west of Nottingham. The United Kingdom Census 2011 recorded the population of Bulwell at 29,771 which amounted to o ...

, Netherfield and

stations.

References

External links

Railway stations in Nottinghamshire DfT Category F2 stations Former Midland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1846 Railway stations served by East Midlands Railway 1846 establishments in England Gedling {{EastMidlands-railstation-stub