Bingham railway station
Bingham | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Rushcliffe |
| Managed by | East Midlands Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | BIN |
| History | |
| Opened | 1850 |
Bingham railway station serves the market town of Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England. The station is 8½ miles (14 km) east of Nottingham on the Nottingham-Skegness Line. The station is operated and served by East Midlands Railway.
History
Passenger services started on 15 July 1850.[1] It is located on the line first opened by the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway and taken over by the Great Northern Railway.[2] The buildings were designed by Thomas Chambers Hine.[3]
Between 1879 and 1953, Bingham was also served by Bingham Road station on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. This station was used by London and North Western Railway Nottingham to Northampton services.
Services
There is generally an hourly service daily westbound to Nottingham and eastbound towards Grantham and Skegness.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands Railway Nottingham-Grantham Line | ||||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Radcliffe-on-Trent | Great Northern Railway Nottingham to Grantham Nottingham to Newark |
Aslockton | ||
References
- ^ "Ambergate, Nottingham and Boston, and Eastern Junction Railway". Nottingham Review and General Advertiser for the Midland Counties. England. 12 July 1850. Retrieved 29 June 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Kingscott, G., (2004) Lost Railways of Nottinghamshire, Newbury: Countryside Books
- ^ "The Ambergate Railway". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 18 July 1850. Retrieved 29 June 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
- Train times and station information for Bingham railway station from National Rail
- Evacuees arriving at Bingham station[permanent dead link]