Bestwood Colliery railway station
Bestwood Colliery | |
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Station building in 1963 | |
Location | |
Place | Bestwood Village |
Area | Gedling |
Operations | |
Original company | Great Northern Railway |
Post-grouping |
London and North Eastern Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
2 October 1882[1] | Opened as Bestwood |
March 1883 | Renamed Bestwood Colliery |
March 1907 | Renamed Bestwood |
October 1907 | Renamed Bestwood Colliery |
14 September 1931 | Closed to passengers |
7 April 1958[2] | Goods facilities withdrawn |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
UK Railways portal |
Bestwood Colliery railway station was a former station on the Great Northern Railway Nottingham to Shirebrook line.[3]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Butler's Hill | London and North Eastern Railway Nottingham to Shirebrook |
Bulwell Forest |
References
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 33.
- ↑ Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. p. 12. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
- ↑ British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer.
Coordinates: 53°01′13″N 1°11′00″W / 53.02037°N 1.18320°W
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