Kirkby-in-Ashfield railway station

Kirkby-in-Ashfield railway station serves the town of Kirkby-in-Ashfield in Nottinghamshire, England. The station is on the Robin Hood Line and is operated by East Midlands Railway between Nottingham and Worksop.

Kirkby-in-Ashfield
National Rail
General information
LocationKirkby-in-Ashfield, Ashfield
England
Grid referenceSK500561
Managed byEast Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeKKB
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
OpenedNovember 1996
Passengers
2017/18Increase 185,220
2018/19Decrease 181,416
2019/20Decrease 176,680
2020/21Decrease 34,602
2021/22Increase 89,714
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

Kirkby-in-Ashfield was served by three railway stations:

The closures of these lines left the area with no passenger rail services until the reopening of the former Midland Railway route, now known as the 'Robin Hood Line', in the 1990s. However, by this time British Rail had abandoned the original Midland alignment through Kirkby-in-Ashfield town centre, and the remaining freight trains instead passed through the town by way of a short remnant of yet another line.[1] The town's new station is therefore located on part of the former Great Northern Railway Nottingham to Shirebrook line, which had not previously had a station at this location.[2]

Services

All services at Kirkby-in-Ashfield are operated by East Midlands Railway.

During the weekday off-peak and on Saturdays, the station is generally served by an hourly service northbound to Worksop and southbound to Nottingham.[3] During the peak hours, the station is also served by an additional two trains per day between Nottingham and Mansfield Woodhouse.

On Sundays, the station is served by a two-hourly service between Nottingham and Mansfield Woodhouse, with no service to Worksop. Sunday services to Worksop are due to recommence at the station during the life of the East Midlands franchise.[4]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Newstead   East Midlands Railway
  Sutton Parkway

Facilities

The station is located ¼ mile from the centre of town in a cutting around 40 feet below street level. Access to the platforms is via two ramps with a small number of steps so is not recommended for use by wheelchair passengers unless the operator of the chair is very fit.

There are no toilet facilities on this station.

Local transport connections

There are regular bus service operating outside the station by Trent Barton to the local area but there is no taxi rank.

Future

There are plans to reopen the line between Kirkby-in-Ashfield and Pye Bridge (currently freight only) to link with the planned HS2 station at Toton.[5]

References
  1. Anderson, P. Howard (1985). Forgotten Railways. Vol. II The East Midlands (2nd ed.). Newton Abbott: David St John Thomas. p. 206. ISBN 0-946537-20-8.
  2. Sisson, Robin (March 2007). "Return to Robin Hood". Today's Railways UK. Vol. LXIII (March 2007). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. pp. 48–55.
  3. Table 55 National Rail timetable, May 2022
  4. "East Midlands Rail Franchise". Department for Transport. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  5. "North Notts train route could reopen with HS2 links • West Bridgford Wire". 2 December 2018.
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