Netherfield
National Rail
General information
LocationNetherfield, Gedling
England
Grid referenceSK619408
Managed byEast Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeNET
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
May 1878Opened as Colwick
1 May 1883Renamed Netherfield and Colwick
August 1901Renamed Netherfield
13 July 1925Renamed Netherfield and Colwick
6 May 1974Renamed Netherfield[1]
Passengers
2018/19Increase 9,150
2019/20Decrease 8,292
2020/21Decrease 1,210
2021/22Increase 5,556
2022/23Increase 6,946
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Netherfield railway station (originally opened as Colwick and later known as Netherfield and Colwick) 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 from Chaworth Road, which crosses the line at a bridge at this point.

The station is little-used in comparison with nearby Carlton railway station on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line, which lies barely 460 yards (420 m) away.

History

The station is located on the line first opened by the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway in 1850 and taken over by the Great Northern Railway.[2]

From 7 January 1963 passenger steam trains between Grantham, Bottesford, Elton and Orston, Aslockton, Bingham, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Netherfield and Colwick, Nottingham London Road (High Level) and Nottingham (Victoria) were replaced with diesel-multiple unit trains.[3]

The station was renamed from Netherfield & Colwick to Netherfield on 6 May 1974.[4]

Netherfield station also marks the junction for the disused line to Gedling, which separates to the north 50 yards (46 m) east of Netherfield. The branch then goes under the A612 road, bridges the Nottingham to Lincoln line, crosses over the A612 and terminates at Gedling coal mine.

Current services

Train services are extremely limited, with just seven "peak time" trains calling at the station on a typical weekday. Three of those trains operate towards Nottingham (with one early service extended to Liverpool), and the remainder operate to Skegness. All trains are operated by East Midlands Railway.

The station used to have a PlusBus scheme where combined train and bus tickets could be bought at a reduced price, however it was withdrawn due to low usage owing to the limited rail services. The locality of Netherfield is still part of the Nottingham Plusbus scheme.

Preceding station   National Rail National Rail   Following station
East Midlands Railway

Former services

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Nottingham London Road Low Level   London and North Western Railway
Nottingham to Northampton		   Radcliffe-on-Trent
Nottingham London Road High Level   Great Northern Railway
Nottingham to Grantham
Nottingham to Newark		   Radcliffe-on-Trent
Nottingham London Road High Level   Great Northern Railway
Nottingham to Shirebrook
Nottingham to Basford & Bulwell		   Gedling

References

  1. ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ↑ Kingscott, G., (2004) Lost Railways of Nottinghamshire, Newbury: Countryside Books
  3. ↑ "Train Service Alterations from Monday". Grantham Journal. England. 4 January 1963. Retrieved 18 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine. London: IPC Transport Press Ltd. 120 (879): 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
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