Clifton-on-Trent railway station is a former

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

between

North Clifton North Clifton is a village and civil parish about 12 miles north of Newark-on-Trent, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. In 2011, the parish had a population of 216. The parish touches Thorney, Fledboro ...

and

South Clifton South Clifton is a village and civil parish about 10 and a half miles north of Newark-on-Trent, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. In 2011, the parish had a population of 326. The parish touches Thorne ...

in eastern

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, England.

Context

The station was opened in 1896 by the

Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway (LD&ECR) was built to connect coalfields in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire with Warrington and a new port on the Lincolnshire coast. It was a huge undertaking, and the company was unable to raise ...

on its main line from Chesterfield to

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. It was closed by British Railways in 1955. The station was at the eastern end of Fledborough Viaduct, which crosses the

River Trent The Trent is the third-longest river in the United Kingdom. Its source is in Staffordshire, on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains the North Midlands. The river is known for dramatic flooding after storms and ...

. It was a short walk to the river and was popular with anglers. The station buildings and Stationmaster's house were all built in the company's distinctive architectural style, which had clear echoes at , and , to name but three.

Former services

There never was a Sunday service at Clifton-on-Trent. In 1922 three trains per day plied between and Lincoln with a market day extra on Fridays between and Lincoln. All these trains called at Clifton. From 1951 trains stopped running through to Chesterfield, turning back at Shirebrook North instead. Otherwise the same pattern continued until the last train on 17 September 1955. Trains continued to pass, including Summer excursions which continued until 1964, but the picture was of progressive decline. A derailment at Clifton itself on 21 February 1980 led to the immediate closure of the line from High Marnham Power Station through the station to Pyewipe Junction. These tracks were subsequently lifted.

Modern times

Today the trackbed eastwards from the site of Fledborough Station, across Fledborough Viaduct, through Clifton to Doddington & Harby forms an off-road part of ''National Cycle Route 647'' which is part of the

National Cycle Network The National Cycle Network (NCN) is the national cycling route network of the United Kingdom, which was established to encourage cycling and walking throughout Britain, as well as for the purposes of bicycle touring. It was created by the cha ...

. From Harby onwards through the site of almost to Pyewipe Junction the trackbed forms an off-road part of ''National Cycle Route 64''.Fledborough to Lincoln by Bike
''Cycle-route''

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