Blidworth and Rainworth railway station explained

Blidworth and Rainworth
Status:Disused
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Pregroup:Midland Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years1:1871
Events1:Opened as Rainworth
Years2:24 March 1877
Events2:Renamed Blidworth
Years3:12 August 1929
Events3:Closed to passengers
Years4:25 June 1964
Events4:Closed to freight

Blidworth and Rainworth railway station served the villages of Blidworth and Rainworth in Nottinghamshire, England; it was a stop on the Midland Railway's Rolleston Junction to Mansfield line.

History

The station opened in 1871[1] as Rainworth when the Midland Railway extended the existing Rollesdon Junction to Southwell line from Southwell to Mansfield.

It was renamed Blidworth on 24 March 1877.[2]

The station closed to passengers on 12 August 1929[3] when the Mansfield to Southwell section, which passed through a mining area, closed to passengers. The railway replaced it with a road motor omnibus service provided in conjunction with Mansfield and District Tramways Limited connecting with the railway stations between Mansfield and Newark. Freight services continued until 25 June 1964.

Nothing remains of the station or trackbed and it has been lost to a housing development called Curzon Close.

Stationmasters

References

53.1155°N -1.112°W

Notes and References

  1. A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol 9. The East Midlands. Robin Leleux.
  2. News: . Midland Railway changes . Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald . England . 2 May 1877 . 30 January 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  3. News: . Stations Closed . Derby Daily Telegraph . England . 3 August 1929 . 31 January 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  4. News: . Midland Railway Staff Changes . Nottingham Evening Post . England . 22 October 1908 . 30 January 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  5. News: . Railway Staff Changes . Sheffield Daily Telegraph . England . 22 October 1908 . 30 January 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .