Cotham railway station
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Cotham railway station was a railway station serving the village of Cotham
, Nottinghamshire
. It was the only intermediate station on the Great Northern Railway
Newark to Bottesford
line, which was effectively a northern continuation of the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
.
It opened in 1879. It was served by through services to the joint line
, but only one of these remained in 1910 and this had been withdrawn by 1922. The main passenger service was the GNR Nottingham
to Newark service which survived until 1961, although Cotham station itself closed in 1939.
Former Services
Cotham, Nottinghamshire
Cotham is a small village on the east bank of the River Devon, south of Newark. It contains 98 inhabitants, and of land valued at £1,700, all belonging to the Duke of Portland, who is the impropriator and patron of St. Michael's Church, Cotham. The church was partly rebuilt, a porch being added,...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
. It was the only intermediate station on the Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
Newark to Bottesford
Bottesford South railway station
Bottesford South railway station was a railway station serving the village of Bottesford, Leicestershire, on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. It opened in 1879 and was served by LNWR trains running between Northampton and Newark and Great Northern Railway trains...
line, which was effectively a northern continuation of the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
The Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway was a joint railway owned by the Great Northern Railway and the London and North Western Railway in east Leicestershire.-Location:...
.
It opened in 1879. It was served by through services to the joint line
Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
The Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway was a joint railway owned by the Great Northern Railway and the London and North Western Railway in east Leicestershire.-Location:...
, but only one of these remained in 1910 and this had been withdrawn by 1922. The main passenger service was the GNR Nottingham
Nottingham Victoria railway station
Nottingham Victoria railway station was a Great Central Railway and Great Northern Railway railway station in Nottingham, England. It was designed by the architect Albert Edward Lambert....
to Newark service which survived until 1961, although Cotham station itself closed in 1939.