Finningley railway station
Finningley | |
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British Railways | |
| Key dates | |
| 15 July 1867[1] | opened |
| 11 September 1961 | closed for regular passenger service |
| 6 September 1965 | closed completely |
Finningley railway station was a railway station built to serve the villages of Finningley and Blaxton, South Yorkshire, England.[2]
History
The first railway station to be built was some 500 yards (460 m) to the west of the level crossing on the main Bawtry to Thorne road (
Nowadays only the derelict platforms remain, along with the former station buildings (which are a private residence) and the
Future
Planning permission for a new station further north to serve the airport was granted by Doncaster Council in 2008[4] and discussions regarding station design and service levels took place between the local authority, Network Rail and the various TOCs with a view to opening the new station in 2012. However, there was no progress on building a new station by June 2016. A 2012 report by Network Rail stated that more trains on the line would be required to make the station viable.[5] The service over the line was sparse, with just five Doncaster to Lincoln Central trains each way from Monday to Saturday in the May 2017 timetable.[6] There has been a call from Sheffield Chamber of Commerce[7] to provide a rail link to the Doncaster Sheffield airport and a new railway station for the air terminal.[8]
The council applied for the station in the New Stations Fund 2 in 2017 but was unsuccessful.[9]
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Bessacarr Line open, station closed |
Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint | Park Drain Line open, station closed | ||
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References
- ^ a b "Disused stations: Finningley".
- ^ Historic England. "Monument No. 509007". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ Subterranea Britannica - Finningley
- ^ "Take-Off For Airport Station Plans". Railnews.co.uk. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ Network Rail, Route Specifications 2012 – London North Eastern, p76
- ^ Table 18 National Rail timetable, May 2017
- ^ "Calls for rail link to Doncaster’s Robin Hood Airport Peace, Lee, Doncaster Free Press 8 August 2014; Retrieved 13 June 2016
- ISSN 1475-9713.
- ^ "Proposed Railway Schemes". trundleage.co.uk.
