Newark Castle railway station


Newark Castle railway station is a Grade II listed railway station which serves the town of Newark in Nottinghamshire, England.

History

It was built in 1846 for the Midland Railway in the Italianate style. It is on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line, owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway who provide all services. Its name comes from the nearby castle. The other station in Newark is Newark North Gate.

Station Masters

Trains run hourly towards Lincoln eastbound, and half-hourly to westbound. Mondays to Saturdays, the Nottingham trains continue alternately to and via. Before the May 2017 timetable change there was only limited service on Sundays, with trains running as far as. From 21 May 2017, the Sunday service has been improved significantly, with hourly departures in each direction from mid-morning.
EMR supplement peak time services with a daily return train from Lincoln to London St Pancras International Monday to Saturday.
The station is staffed Monday to Saturday, providing tickets, ticket collection service, information, toilets and a warm waiting area.
Toilets are available with a small waiting area. The station provides two shelters, bicycle storage, timetables and modern 'Help Points'.

Future developments

district and Nottinghamshire county councils and East Midlands Trains were in discussion to make the station the principal station on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line. A proposal to extend the Matlock - Nottingham service as far as Newark Castle will give the town a half-hourly service to Nottingham throughout the day. A draft consultation took place the autumn of 2014 place and services duly commenced in May 2015. Initially they ran only on weekdays, but from May 2016, these also run on Saturdays.
The Midland Railway signal box situated by the station is expected to close during 2015, with all signalling henceforth controlled from the East Midlands Control Centre at Derby.
A new ticket office, waiting room and toilets facilities are due to be opened at the station in Autumn 2015.