Fiskerton railway station

Fiskerton railway station, on Network Rail's Nottingham to Lincoln Line, is situated 2.5 m / 3.5 km southeast of the town of Southwell and serves the village of Fiskerton in Nottinghamshire, England.

Fiskerton
Location
PlaceFiskerton
Local authorityNewark and Sherwood
Grid referenceSK729520
Operations
Station codeFSK
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 13,116
2015/16 20,302
2016/17 26,760
2017/18 32,822
2018/19 37,102
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Fiskerton from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

History

The station was opened on 4 August 1846[1] by the Midland Railway. It was taken over by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923, and by British Rail in 1948.

It is managed by the East Midlands Railway, which provides services to the station.

In 2017, Network Rail announced that the platforms would be extended to handle longer trains.[2]

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 can be purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost. There are no retail facilities at this station.

Services

EMR's Newark Castle to Nottingham and Matlock services call hourly throughout the day in both directions. Some westbound services are fast to Lowdham and some eastbound services are fast to Newark Castle. Only a limited number of through services to/from Lincoln Central call, although connections are available at Newark Castle. 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. Ashe, Isaac (31 January 2017). "Upgrade planned to two Nottinghamshire stations which are too short for some trains". Nottingham Evening Post. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. "Train timetable 18 August to 14 December 2019" (PDF). East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
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Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
East Midlands Railway
Nottingham-Lincoln Line
Disused railways
Bleasby
Line closed, station open		   Midland Railway
Fiskerton to Mansfield		   Southwell
Line and station closed


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