Newstead | |
Symbol Location: | gb |
Symbol: | rail |
Borough: | Newstead, Gedling |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.07°N -1.2219°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Manager: | East Midlands Railway |
Platforms: | 1 |
Code: | NSD |
Classification: | DfT category F1 |
17 May 1993: | Opened |
Footnotes: | Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Newstead railway station serves the village of Newstead in Nottinghamshire, England.
Newstead was the original terminus of the Robin Hood Line when it was re-opened in 1993 by British Rail, under the Regional Railways sector. The line has since been extended to Mansfield and Worksop. Annesley, just to the north of Newstead, did not re-open.
Newstead Abbey, the ancestral home of Lord Byron is about two to three miles away and is served by this station.
The first station was opened by the Midland Railway on 1st July 1883 and was closed by British Rail on 12 October 1964 [1] .
All services at Newstead are operated by East Midlands Railway.
During the weekday off-peak and on Saturdays, the station is generally served by an hourly service northbound to and southbound to . During the peak hours, the station is also served by an additional two trains per day between Nottingham and .
On Sundays, the station is served by a two-hourly service between Nottingham and Mansfield Woodhouse, with no service to Worksop. Sunday services to Worksop are due to recommence at the station during the life of the East Midlands franchise.[2]