Bleasby railway station

Bleasby National Rail
Location
Place Bleasby
Local authority Newark and Sherwood
Grid reference SK709499
Operations
Station code BSB
Managed by East Midlands Trains
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2012/13 Increase 4,920
2013/14 Decrease 3,798
2014/15 Increase 4,538
2015/16 Increase 5,938
2016/17 Increase 6,808
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bleasby from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Bleasby railway station serves the village of Bleasby, Nottinghamshire, England. It is on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line, owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Trains (EMT) train operating company (TOC) who provide an hourly service.

History

The station was opened on 4 August 1846[1] by the Midland Railway. The original station buildings were designed by Thomas Chambers Hine. The station was taken over by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923, and by British Rail in 1948.

It is now managed by East Midlands Trains.

Facilities

The station is unstaffed and offers limited facilities other than two shelters, bicycle storage, timetables and modern 'Help Points'. The full range of tickets for travel are purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost, there are no retail facilities at this station.

Services

Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
East Midlands Trains

References

  1. ↑ "Opening of the Nottingham and Lincoln Railway". Lincolnshire Chronicle. England. 7 August 1846. Retrieved 2 March 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).

Coordinates: 53°2′30″N 0°56′36″W / 53.04167°N 0.94333°W / 53.04167; -0.94333

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