Annesley railway station explained

Annesley
Status:Disused
Borough:Annesley, Ashfield
Country:England
Platforms:2
Original:Midland Railway
Pregroup:Midland Railway
Postgroup:London Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:1 July 1874
Events:Station opens
Years1:6 April 1953
Events1:Station closes

Annesley railway station was a station in Annesley, Nottinghamshire. It was opened in 1874, to serve the mining village of Annesley which had grown following the opening of Annesley colliery in 1865. It was closed in 1953 as part of the post-war cutback, and the line closed to passengers in 1964. The station did not reopen as part of the Robin Hood Line project in the 1990s.

History

Opened by the Midland Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, closing five years later under the control of the British Railways Board.

Stationmasters

The site today

Trains operating on the Robin Hood Line still pass the site. Although the line re-opened in stages during the 1990s Annesley station did not reopen due to its proximity to Newstead.[6] [7]

References

53.0774°N -1.2276°W

Notes and References

  1. . 1871 . 1871-1879 Coaching . Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts . 641 . 8 May 2021.
  2. . 1881 . 1881-1898 Coaching . Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts . 540 . 8 May 2021.
  3. News: . Annesley News . Beeston Gazette and Echo . England . 6 September 1919 . 8 May 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  4. News: . Asfordby Stationmastership Change . Grantham Journal . England . 5 October 1935 . 8 May 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  5. News: . Codnor Park . Ripley and Heanor News and Ilkeston Division Free Press . England . 20 November 1942 . 8 May 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  6. http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/a/annesley/index.shtml Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites: Annesley Station
  7. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16