Whitwell
National Rail
General information
LocationWhitwell, Bolsover
England
Grid referenceSK534761
Managed byEast Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWWL
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1 June 1875
Original companyMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1875Opened
October 1964Closed
1998Reopened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 21,308
2019/20Decrease 19,790
2020/21Decrease 4,862
2021/22Increase 13,572
2022/23Decrease 12,790
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Whitwell railway station serves the village of Whitwell in Derbyshire, England. The station is on the Robin Hood Line 4¾ miles (7 km) south west of Worksop towards Nottingham.

History

The line and station were built by the Midland Railway. The station was designed by the Midland Railway company architect John Holloway Sanders.[1] They were opened for passenger traffic on 1 June 1875. When the line opened two railway companies provided services through Whitwell:

Over time the direct Mansfield-Whitwell-Sheffield service was diverted to Worksop. From 1 October 1905, the MR took over all services and ran them all to Worksop, where passengers for Sheffield could change trains.[2] This core service continued until closure for passenger traffic in October 1964, though freight traffic continued. The station[3][4] was dismantled and rebuilt, brick by brick, at the heritage railway at Butterley in 1981.

The line reopened in stages through the 1990s, with the final, northernmost, section from Mansfield Woodhouse through Whitwell to Worksop reopening in 1998. The modern Whitwell station is on the original site, but a wholly new structure.

Stationmasters

The station

The station is located on the edge of the village, beside the quarry. It consists of two platforms, with the Nottingham-bound one having to be reached via a footbridge.

Services

All services at Whitwell are operated by East Midlands Railway.

On weekdays and Saturdays, the station is generally served by a train every two hours northbound to Worksop and southbound to Nottingham via Mansfield Woodhouse.[13]

There is currently no Sunday service at the station since the previous service of four trains per day was withdrawn in 2011. Sunday services at the station are due to recommence at the station during the life of the East Midlands franchise.[14]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Creswell   East Midlands Railway
  Worksop
Disused railways
Line and station open
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Line closed, station open

References

Notes

  1. ^ "Notes by the Way". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. British Newspaper Archive. 1 November 1884. Retrieved 12 July 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Hurst 1987, p. 46.
  3. ^ Lund 1997, p. 29.
  4. ^ Kaye 1988, p. 54.
  5. ^ "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 673. 1871. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 551. 1881. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Mr. Sam Oughton". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 30 September 1921. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Death of Whitwell Stationmaster". Mansfield Reporter. England. 29 December 1922. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Stationmaster Promoted". Sheffield Independent. England. 20 October 1931. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Rail Promotion". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 28 December 1939. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Stationmaster at Whitwell". Belper News. England. 5 August 1955. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Stationmaster's New Post". Grantham Journal. England. 21 October 1955. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ^ Table 55 National Rail timetable, May 2022
  14. ^ "East Midlands Rail Franchise". Department for Transport. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

Sources

External links

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