Worksop railway station
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General information | |||||
Location | Worksop, Bassetlaw England | ||||
Coordinates | 53°18′42″N 1°07′22″W / 53.311667°N 1.122778°W | ||||
Grid reference | SK585797 | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | WRK | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 7 July 1849 | ||||
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Listed Building – Grade II | |||||
Feature | Worksop Station, House and Outbuildings, Carlton Road | ||||
Designated | 10 Apr 1975 | ||||
Reference no. | 1045024[1] | ||||
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Worksop railway station is a
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The station was designed by Weightman & Hadfield, Sheffield[1] in the Jacobean style, and built by James Drabble, Carlton in Lindrick. It was opened on 7 July 1849 by the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway, part of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. It was extended and further buildings added in 1900.[2]
It is today an intermediate stop on the regional service between
Worksop
Facilities
The station is staffed part-time (ticket office open Monday - Friday 07:00 - 17:00, Saturday 07:00 - 13:30, closed Sundays); self-service ticket machines are also provided for use outside these times and for collecting advance-purchase tickets. Refreshment facilities are available via a cafe on platform 2, a public house on platform 1 and from vending machines on both sides. Canopies provide covered waiting areas on both platforms – these are also fully accessible for disabled passengers. Train running information is offered via automatic announcements, timetable posters and digital display screens.[3]
The station went through authentic restoration works in early to mid 2018 with a new authentic colour scheme which was used when the station first opened in the 19th century.[4]
Services
Services at Worksop are operated by Northern Trains and East Midlands Railway.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[5]
The station is also served by a single daily return service to and from Cleethorpes on weekdays only.
On Sundays, the station is served by an hourly service between Lincoln and Sheffield, with some services continuing to Huddersfield. There are no Sunday services to Nottingham.
There is an ongoing proposition by
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Whitwell or Creswell | East Midlands Railway
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Terminus |
See also
References
- ^ a b c Historic England, "Worksop Station, House and Outbuildings, Carlton Road (1045024)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 December 2016
- ^ "Worksop railway station (2015) Murray-Rust, Alan Geograph.org.uk; Retrieved 2 June 2017
- ^ Worksop station facilities National Rail Enquiries
- ^ "Newly transformed Worksop train station is now complete". www.worksopguardian.co.uk.
- ^ Table 26, 55 National Rail timetable, May 2023
- ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/new-quicker-london-sheffield-train-announced-b2473843.html%7Ctitle= "Quicker Sheffield-London train announced"
- ^ https://bmmagazine.co.uk/news/new-london-to-sheffield-train-service-planned-for-2025/%7Ctitle= "New London To Sheffield train service planned for 2025"
External links
- Train times and station information for Worksop railway station from National Rail
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