Newstead railway station
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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. The line has since been extended to Mansfield
and Worksop
. A former stop Annesley railway station
just to the north did not re-open, as Newstead station was thought capable of handling the extra passengers.
Newstead Abbey
, the ancestral home of Lord Byron is about two to three miles away and is served by this station.
, providing the opportunity for a day out in Skegness by rail.
Newstead, Nottinghamshire
Newstead is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England, situated between Nottingham and Mansfield in the Borough of Gedling. It is a former coal mining village, and was previously called Newstead Colliery Village. Lord Byron, the poet, lived at nearby Newstead Abbey. The parish...
in 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...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Newstead was the original terminus of the Robin Hood Line
Robin Hood Line
The Robin Hood Line is a railway line running from Nottingham to Worksop, Nottinghamshire. The stations between Shirebrook and Whitwell are in Derbyshire.The towns and villages served by the route are listed below:*Nottingham*Bulwell*Hucknall...
when it was re-opened in 1993. The line has since been extended to Mansfield
Mansfield railway station
Mansfield railway station serves the large town of Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, England. Alternatively it is named Mansfield Town, to distinguish itself from Mansfield Woodhouse and the GCR's former Mansfield Central...
and Worksop
Worksop railway station
Worksop railway station serves the town of Worksop in Nottinghamshire, England.Opened in July 1849 by the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway, part of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, it is today an intermediate stop on the regional service from Lincoln Central to...
. A former stop Annesley railway station
Annesley railway station
Annesley railway station was a station in Annesley, Nottinghamshire. It was opened in 1874, to serve the town 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...
just to the north did not re-open, as Newstead station was thought capable of handling the extra passengers.
Newstead Abbey
Newstead Abbey
Newstead Abbey, in Nottinghamshire, England, originally an Augustinian priory, is now best known as the ancestral home of Lord Byron.-Monastic foundation:The priory of St...
, the ancestral home of Lord Byron is about two to three miles away and is served by this station.
Services
Monday to Saturday there is generally an hourly service in both directions and a limited Sunday service. From 12 July the first service in the morning and the last service back on a Sunday will be extended to SkegnessSkegness
Skegness is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Located on the Lincolnshire coast of the North Sea, east of the city of Lincoln it has a total resident population of 18,910....
, providing the opportunity for a day out in Skegness by rail.