Carlton railway station

Carlton railway station serves the suburb of Carlton, Nottinghamshire, England. The station is 3 miles (5 km) east of Nottingham on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line operated by East Midlands Railway.

For the railway station in Australia, see Carlton railway station, Sydney.

Carlton
Location
PlaceCarlton
Local authorityGedling
Grid referenceSK619412
Operations
Station codeCTO
Managed byEast Midlands Railway
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 25,168
2015/16 36,344
2016/17 46,578
2017/18 54,316
2018/19 54,632
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
3 August 1846 (1846-08-03)Opened as Carlton
1 November 1871Renamed Carlton and Gedling
1 November 1896Renamed Carlton and Netherfield for Gedling and Colwick
7 May 1973Renamed Carlton and Netherfield
6 May 1974Renamed Carlton
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Carlton from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

It opened on 3 August 1846.[1] The station was renamed from Carlton & Netherfield to Carlton on 6 May 1974.[2]

The station has two staggered platforms, there is a level crossing on Victoria Road, hence the staggered platforms to minimise delay to road traffic, and Carlton's centre is a considerable distance further away than Netherfield's, but the nearby Netherfield railway station on the neighbouring Nottingham-Skegness line had already taken that name.

The station has a PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets can be bought together for a cheaper price. It is in the same area as Beeston, Bulwell, Netherfield and Nottingham stations.

Service

There is generally an hourly service from Carlton, with trains running westbound to Matlock via Nottingham and eastbound to Newark Castle with a few continuing to Lincoln Central at peak times and in the evening. There is a reduced service on Sundays.[3]

References
  1. "Opening of the Nottingham and Lincoln Railway". Lincolnshire Chronicle. England. 7 August 1846. Retrieved 2 March 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Stations renamed by LMR". Notes and News. Railway Magazine. Vol. 120 no. 879. London: IPC Transport Press. p. 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
  3. "Train timetable 18 August to 14 December 2019" (PDF). East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
Nottingham
East Midlands Railway
Nottingham-Lincoln Line


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