Shireoaks railway station explained

Shireoaks
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Shireoaks, Bassetlaw
Country:England
Coordinates:53.325°N -1.168°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Northern Trains
Platforms:2
Code:SRO
Classification:DfT category F2
Opened:16 July 1849
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Shireoaks railway station serves the village of Shireoaks in Nottinghamshire, England. It was opened by the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway in 1849. The station is NaNmiles east of Sheffield on the Sheffield-Gainsborough Central service.

Facilities

The station is unstaffed and has no ticket provision - all tickets must be purchased prior to travel or on the train. The main building that used to be located here has been demolished, though there are brick waiting shelters still standing on both platforms.[1] Train running information is offered via timetable posters, a help point on platform 1 and CIS screens. Step-free access is available to both platforms via the level crossing at the eastern end.[2]

Service

All services at Shireoaks are operated by Northern Trains.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

On Sundays, the station is served by an hourly service between Lincoln and Sheffield, with some services continuing to .

Notes and References

  1. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4323897 Shireoaks station (2015)
  2. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/sro/details.html Shireoaks station facilities