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Sutton-in-Ashfield Central railway station is a former
Sutton-in-Ashfield Central railway station on navigable 1947 O.S. Map
{{Closed stations Nottinghamshire Disused railway stations in Nottinghamshire Former Great Central Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1917 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1956 Sutton-in-Ashfield
Sutton-in-Ashfield Central 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 Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the ...
that served the town of Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England.
History
The station was opened by the Mansfield Railway along with Mansfield Central and Kirkby-in-Ashfield Central stations in 1917. The line, and its stations, was worked by theGreat Central Railway
The Great Central Railway in England was formed when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897, anticipating the opening in 1899 of its London Extension. On 1 January 1923, the company was grouped into the ...
and became part of the LNER in 1923 and subsequently British Rail
British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most of the overground rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the Big Four (British ra ...
ways in 1948.
The station was conventional and spacious.
Most passenger trains plied between Nottingham Victoria and Mansfield Central, with some extending to Edwinstowe and Ollerton.
Goods and timetabled passenger services ceased on 3 January 1956, though Summer weekend excursion traffic to Scarborough, Cleethorpes, Skegness and Mablethorpe continued until 1962.
The line through the station was closed on 7 January 1968 and subsequently lifted.
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Sutton-in-Ashfield Central railway station on navigable 1947 O.S. Map
{{Closed stations Nottinghamshire Disused railway stations in Nottinghamshire Former Great Central Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1917 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1956 Sutton-in-Ashfield