Shireoaks railway station serves the village of Shireoaks in

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. It was opened by the

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in 1849. The station is east of

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on the Sheffield-Gainsborough Central service.

Facilities

The station is unstaffed and has no ticket provision - all tickets must be purchased prior to travel or on the train. The main building that used to be located here has been demolished, though there are brick waiting shelters still standing on both platforms. Train running information is offered via timetable posters, a help point on platform 1 and CIS screens. Step-free access is available to both platforms via the

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at the eastern end.

Service

All services at Shireoaks are operated by

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 1 tph to via * 1 tph to via On Sundays, the station is served by an hourly service between Lincoln and Sheffield, with some services continuing to .

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Railway stations in Nottinghamshire DfT Category F2 stations Former Great Central Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1849 Northern franchise railway stations 1849 establishments in England Bassetlaw District {{EastMidlands-railstation-stub