Netherfield railway station

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Netherfield

Location

Place

Netherfield

Local authority

Gedling

Operations

Station code

NET

Managed by

East Midlands Trains

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2005/06 *

6,938

History

Key dates

Opened ?

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Netherfield from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Netherfield railway station serves the area of Netherfield in the borough of Gedling in Nottingham, England. It comprises a single island platform with two tracks, with only a single waiting shelter. Access is via a flight of steps down from Chaworth Road, which bridges the line at this point.

There are a few trains per day in each direction, all of them operated by East Midlands Trains. Most of these services are on the Nottingham to Skegness route, however, a few trains at weekends stop on the Liverpool to Norwich axis.

The station is little-used in comparison with nearby Carlton railway station on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line, which lies barely 460 yards (420 m) away.

The station was previously known as "Colwick and Netherfield", as Colwick is actually the main place the station serves.

Netherfield station also marks the junction for the disused line to Gedling, which separates to the north 50 yards (46 m) east of Netherfield. The branch then goes under the A612 road, bridges the Nottingham to Lincoln line, crosses over the A612 and terminates at Gedling coal mine.

The station has a PlusBus scheme where combined train and bus tickets can be bought at a reduced price. For this purpose, Netherfield is in the same area as Beeston, Bulwell, Nottingham and Carlton stations.