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.
Whitwell  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Whitwell, Bolsover England |
| Grid reference | SK534761 |
| Managed by | East Midlands Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | WWL |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 June 1875 |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1875 | Opened |
| October 1964 | Closed |
| 1998 | Reopened |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  21,308 |
| 2019/20 |  19,790 |
| 2020/21 | 4,862 |
| 2021/22 | 13,572 |
| 2022/23 | 12,790 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History edit
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:
- The Midland Railway (MR) ran three trains a day from Mansfield through Whitwell, which then turned right at Woodend Junction to Worksop, as all Robin Hood Line trains do now. They then continued on to Retford.
- The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MSLR) ran three daily trains from Mansfield through Whitwell which turned left at Woodend Junction to Shireoaks then several stops to their station in Sheffield, later to be renamed Sheffield Victoria.
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 edit
- George Boulter 1876[5] - 1881[6] (formerly station master at Kingsbury)
- William Frederick Best 1882 - 1895[6] (formerly station master at Penn's, afterward station master at Codnor Park and Ironville)
- Samuel Oughton 1895[6] - 1921[7] (formerly station master at Widmerpool)
- Leo Davis 1921 - 1922[8] (formerly station master at Clowne)
- Richard Pratt 1923 - 1931[9] (afterwards station master at Ripley)
- W. Edwards 1931 - 1939[10] (afterwards station master at Kirkby-in-Ashfield)
- Harold Doxey 1944 - 1955[11] (formerly station master at Great Barr)
- Norman Sigsworth from 1955[12] (formerly station master at Sedgebrook)
The station edit
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 edit
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
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Following station | ||
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| Creswell | East Midlands Railway
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Worksop | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
Line and station open | Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway | Line closed, station open |
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References edit
Notes edit
- ^ "Notes by the Way". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. British Newspaper Archive. 1 November 1884. Retrieved 12 July 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Hurst 1987, p. 46.
- ^ Lund 1997, p. 29.
- ^ Kaye 1988, p. 54.
- ^ "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 673. 1871. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 551. 1881. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Mr. Sam Oughton". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 30 September 1921. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Death of Whitwell Stationmaster". Mansfield Reporter. England. 29 December 1922. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Stationmaster Promoted". Sheffield Independent. England. 20 October 1931. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rail Promotion". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 28 December 1939. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Stationmaster at Whitwell". Belper News. England. 5 August 1955. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Stationmaster's New Post". Grantham Journal. England. 21 October 1955. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Table 55 National Rail timetable, May 2022
- ^ "East Midlands Rail Franchise". Department for Transport. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
Sources edit
- Hurst, Geoffrey (1987). The Midland Railway Around Nottinghamshire, Volume 1. Worksop: Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-947796-05-3.
- Kaye, A.R. (1988). North Midland and Peak District Railways in the Steam Age, Volume 2. Chesterfield: Lowlander Publications. ISBN 0 946930 09 0.
- Lund, Brian (1997) [1995]. Derbyshire Railway Stations on old picture postcards. Keyworth, Nottingham: Reflections of a Bygone Age. ISBN 0 946245 86 X.
External links edit
- Train times and station information for Whitwell railway station from National Rail
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