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{{Short description|Railway station in Nottinghamshire, England}} |
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| name = Newark Northgate |
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| symbol = rail |
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| image = Newark North Gate railway station MMB 10.jpg |
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| caption = Southbound view of the station from Platform 2 in July 2012 |
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| owner = [[Network Rail]] |
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| borough = [[Newark-on-Trent]], [[Newark and Sherwood]] |
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| manager = [[Virgin Trains East Coast]] |
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| country = England |
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| locale = [[Newark-on-Trent]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord|53.081|-0.799|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}} |
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| borough = [[Newark and Sherwood|District of Newark and Sherwood]] |
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| owned = [[Network Rail]] |
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| manager = [[London North Eastern Railway|LNER]] |
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| platforms = 3 |
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| code = NNG |
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| classification = [[United Kingdom railway station categories|DfT category]] C1 |
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| opened = 15 July 1852 |
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| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the [[Office of Rail and Road]] |
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| platforms = 3 |
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| start = 15 July 1852 |
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| designation1 = Grade II |
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| coordinates = {{coord|53.081|-0.799|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}} |
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| designation1_feature = Northgate Railway Station, Appletongate |
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| gridref = SK804545 |
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| designation1_date = 20 May 1988 |
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| designation1_number = 1196065<ref name="Listing">{{National Heritage List for England|num= 1196065|desc=Northgate Railway Station, Appletongate |access-date= 30 December 2016|mode=cs2}}</ref> |
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| listing_detail = Northgate Railway Station, Appleton Gate |
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| listing_start = 20 May 1988 |
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| listing_entry = 1196065 |
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| listing_reference= <ref name="Listing">{{National Heritage List for England|num= 1196065|desc=Northgate Railway Station, Appleton Gate |access-date= 30 December 2016|mode=cs2}}</ref> |
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{{Newark-on-Trent RDT}} |
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'''Newark Northgate railway station''' (alternatively '''Newark North Gate''') is on the [[East Coast Main Line]] serving the market town of [[Newark-on-Trent]], Nottinghamshire, England. It is {{convert|120|mi|8|chain|km}} down the line from {{rws|London King's Cross}}<ref name=quail /> and is situated on the main line between {{rws|Grantham}} to the south and {{rws|Retford}} to the north.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/NNG/details.html |title=Newark Northgate (NNG) |website=National Rail |access-date=4 August 2017 }}</ref><ref name=quail>{{cite book |last=Padgett |first=David |editor-last=Brailsford |editor-first=Martyn |title=Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern |edition=4th |date=October 2016 |orig-year=1988 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Frome |isbn=978-0-9549866-8-1 |at=map 16C }}</ref> The station is [[Grade II listed]].<ref name="Listing"/> |
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{{BS|LSTR||[[East Coast Main Line]]}} |
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{{BS5|||STR||LSTR||[[Nottingham to Lincoln Line]]}} |
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{{BS5||STR+l|KRZ|ABZq+l|STRr||[[Newark Crossing]]}} |
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{{BS3|STR|CPICl|CPICr||'''Newark North Gate'''}} |
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{{BS3|BHF|STR|||[[Newark Castle railway station|Newark Castle]]}} |
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{{BS3|BUE|STR|||[[Great North Road (Great Britain)|Great North Road]]}} |
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{{BS3|LSTR|STR|||[[Nottingham to Lincoln Line]]}} |
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{{BS|LSTR||[[East Coast Main Line]]}} |
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'''Newark North Gate station'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/NNG/details.html |title=Newark North Gate (NNG) |website=National Rail |accessdate=4 August 2017 }}</ref><ref name=quail>{{cite book |last=Padgett |first=David |editor-last=Brailsford |editor-first=Martyn |title=Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern |edition=4th |date=October 2016 |origyear=1988 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Frome |isbn=978-0-9549866-8-1 |at=map 16C |ref=harv }}</ref> is a [[Grade II listed]]<ref name="Listing"/> [[railway station]] in [[Newark-on-Trent]], [[Nottinghamshire]], England, on the [[East Coast Main Line]] {{convert|120|mi|8|ch|km}} north of {{stnlnk|London King's Cross}}, between [[Grantham railway station|Grantham]] and [[Retford railway station|Retford]].<ref name=quail /> |
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Newark-on-Trent is a market town, 25 miles (40 km) east of [[Nottingham]]. Newark has another station, [[Newark Castle railway station|Newark Castle]], operated by [[East Midlands Railway]] and closer to the town centre. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The station is on the [[Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)|Great Northern Railway]] Towns Line from [[Peterborough railway station|Peterborough]] to [[Doncaster railway station|Doncaster]] which opened on 15 July 1852,<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Newark - The Great Northern line |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000354/18520723/012/0005 |newspaper=Lincolnshire Chronicle |location=England |date=23 July 1852 |access-date=28 June 2017 |via=British Newspaper Archive | |
The station is on the [[Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)|Great Northern Railway]] Towns Line from [[Peterborough railway station|Peterborough]] to [[Doncaster railway station|Doncaster]] which opened on 15 July 1852,<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Newark - The Great Northern line |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000354/18520723/012/0005 |newspaper=Lincolnshire Chronicle |location=England |date=23 July 1852 |access-date=28 June 2017 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> the easier to construct [[Fens Loop Line]] via [[Boston, Lincolnshire|Boston]] and [[Lincoln railway station|Lincoln]] had opened two years earlier.<ref>Body, p.116</ref> |
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The station |
The station opened without any ceremony. The first train of passengers from the north arrived at 6.38 am and those from the south arrived at 8.05 am.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Newark - Great Northern Railway |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000354/18520723/012/0005 |newspaper=Stamford Mercury |location=England |date=23 July 1852 |access-date=28 June 2017 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> The buildings comprised a booking-office, cloak room, first and second class ladies’ and other waiting rooms, and a large refreshment room {{convert|51|ft|m}} by {{convert|21|ft|m}}, and a smaller one {{convert|21|ft|m}} by {{convert|14|ft|m}}. The platforms were {{convert|435|ft|m}} long, with awnings provided for {{convert|50|ft|m}} of their length. There was a coal depot, goods warehouse and sheds to accommodate 4 locomotives. |
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The station became a junction in 1879 with the opening of the [[Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)|Great Northern Railway]] branch to [[Bottesford South railway station|Bottesford]], built as a northern extension of the [[Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway]] which opened at the same time. Services from Newark were provided to [[Northampton railway station|Northampton]] or [[Leicester Belgrave Road railway station|Leicester]] and also to [[Nottingham Victoria railway station|Nottingham]]. Services onto the joint line from Newark were withdrawn by 1922.<ref>Bradshaws Railway Guide, July 1922.</ref> The line was much used for through goods, especially between Newark and [[Northampton railway station|Northampton]]. The joint line closed in 1962 except for isolated fragments, but the Newark to Bottesford Junction section survived until 1988. |
The station became a junction in 1879 with the opening of the [[Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)|Great Northern Railway]] branch to [[Bottesford South railway station|Bottesford]], built as a northern extension of the [[Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway]] which opened at the same time. Services from Newark were provided to [[Northampton railway station|Northampton]] or [[Leicester Belgrave Road railway station|Leicester]] and also to [[Nottingham Victoria railway station|Nottingham]]. Services onto the joint line from Newark were withdrawn by 1922.<ref>Bradshaws Railway Guide, July 1922.</ref> The line was much used for through goods, especially between Newark and [[Northampton railway station|Northampton]]. The joint line closed in 1962 except for isolated fragments, but the Newark to Bottesford Junction section survived until 1988. |
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On 9 July 1928, [[George V|King George V]] and [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]] arrived at the station from |
On 9 July 1928, [[George V|King George V]] and [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]] arrived at the station from King's Cross where they were received by the [[William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland|6th Duke of Portland]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Royal Visit to Newark |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000400/19280714/081/0004 |newspaper=Grantham Journal |location=England |date=14 July 1928 |access-date=28 June 2017 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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The short connection to the [[Newark Castle railway station|Newark Castle]] to [[Lincoln |
The short connection to the [[Newark Castle railway station|Newark Castle]] to [[Lincoln St. Marks railway station|Lincoln]] line was opened in 1965 by [[British Rail]] to maintain a link between the [[East Coast Main Line]] and Lincoln following the closure of the branch from the latter to [[Grantham railway station|Grantham]]. This remains in use today by trains to Lincoln and Grimsby.<ref>[https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2018/03/network-rail-study-proposes-new-platform-lincoln-station-faster-trains-nottingham/ "Network Rail study proposes new platform at Lincoln station and faster trains to Nottingham"] Pidluznyj, S, ''The Lincolnite'' news article, 12 March 2018, Retrieved 17 June 2019</ref>{{Failed verification|date=May 2024|reason=discusses flat crossing, but not connection; doesn't mention Grantham, Grimsby, or 1965}} |
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==Newark Flat Crossing== |
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===Station Masters=== |
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The station is just south of the [[Newark flat crossing|Newark Flat Crossing]],<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wikimapia.org/6526956/Newark-Crossing |title = Newark Crossing - Newark-on-Trent}}</ref> one of the few remaining [[Level junction|flat railway crossing]]s in the UK. The East Coast Main Line is crossed by the Nottingham-Lincoln line. Trains on the East Coast Main Line not calling at Newark Northgate have to slow from {{convert|125|mph|kph}} to {{convert|100|mph|kph}} at the crossing. There are plans to grade-separate the crossing by providing a flyover for east–west services, with a shallow enough gradient to accommodate freight trains. A key geographical constraint on the construction of a flyover will be the proximity of the site to the [[River Trent]] and the [[A1 road (Great Britain)|A1 trunk road]]. The benefits of a flyover would include higher capacity on both the East Coast Main Line and the Nottingham-Lincoln line, for both passengers and freight; journey time improvements; and a more reliable timetable. [[Network Rail]]'s final [[Route Utilisation Strategy]] for the East Midlands estimated that a flyover would have a benefit:cost ratio of 1.4, with further benefits which could not be taken account of in the standard project appraisal procedures. The RUS recommended that the provision of a flyover at Newark was further developed in [[Network Rail#Control periods|Control Period 4]] (2009–2014) to refine the infrastructure costs and potential benefits, with the possibility of constructing it in [[Network Rail#Control periods|Control Period 5]] (2014–2019).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browseDirectory.aspx?dir=\RUS%20Documents\Route%20Utilisation%20Strategies\East%20Midlands&pageid=4449&root=\RUS%20Documents\Route%20Utilisation%20Strategies|title=East Midlands|date=26 February 2010|publisher=Network Rail|access-date=19 May 2010}}</ref> |
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*Mr. Easterfield ca. 1861 - 1882<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Newark |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000237/18820609/011/0005 |newspaper=Stamford Mercury |location=England |date=9 June 1882 |access-date=3 September 2017 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes }}</ref> (afterwards station master at Stamford) |
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*Alfred Mason 1882 - 1895<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Newark |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000354/18950419/048/0007 |newspaper=Lincolnshire Chronicle |location=England |date=19 April 1895 |access-date=3 September 2017 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes }}</ref> |
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*Arthur Joseph Pott 1895 - 1902 (afterwards station master at Grantham) |
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*Charles Cooper 1902<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Essendine |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000400/19020419/096/0006 |newspaper=Grantham Journal |location=England |date=19 April 1902 |access-date=3 September 2017 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes }}</ref> - 1910 (formerly station master at Essendine) |
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*John Thomas Chandler 1910 - 1925<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Local Happenings |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000321/19250701/032/0006 |newspaper=Nottingham Evening Post |location=England |date=1 July 1925 |access-date=3 September 2017 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes }}</ref> |
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*F.G. Allen 1925 - 1930 (formerly station master at Trowse) |
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*Robert Bruntlett 1930 (afterwards station master of London Road, Manchester) |
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*Edwin Oliver Wright 1930 - 1932<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Former Driffield Station Master Retiring |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001066/19460413/099/0004 |newspaper=Driffield Times |location=England |date=13 April 1946 |access-date=2 September 2017 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes }}</ref> |
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*William Ewart Nott 1944 - ???? |
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*Robert M. Shand ???? - 1955 (afterwards station master at Leeds Central) |
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==Services== |
==Services== |
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[[File:Newark North Gate - VTEC 82230 passing up train.JPG|thumb| |
[[File:Newark North Gate - VTEC 82230 passing up train.JPG|thumb|LNER [[InterCity 225]] to London]] |
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[[File:Newark North Gate - EMT 153313 arriving from Grimsby.JPG|thumb|East Midlands |
[[File:Newark North Gate - EMT 153313 arriving from Grimsby.JPG|thumb|[[East Midlands Railway|EMR Regional]] service for Grimsby]] |
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Platforms 1 and 2, for [[Virgin Trains East Coast]] run intercity trains south for stations to London King's Cross, as well as to the North for stations to [[Leeds railway station|Leeds]], [[Newcastle railway station|Newcastle upon Tyne]] and Scotland. From platform 3, Virgin Trains East Coast runs trains every 2 hours from London King's Cross that terminate there and go back to London. One of these a day continues to Lincoln. [[East Midlands Trains]] also runs a service to [[Lincoln Central railway station|Lincoln Central]] and [[Grimsby Town railway station|Grimsby]]. Occasional trains on the [[Nottingham to Lincoln Line]] also call additionally at Newark North Gate, which involves a cumbersome double reversal. This is currently practised by 2 trains a day Monday–Saturday & 5 on Sundays.<ref>https://www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/Documents/Menus/1/Timetable%20DEC%202017/TT3%20Dec17%20Web.pdf</ref> |
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The station has 3 platforms and is served by trains operated by [[London North Eastern Railway]] and [[East Midlands Railway]]. Platforms 1 and 2 serve intercity trains to [[London]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] and [[Edinburgh]] with platform 3 serving trains to [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]]. |
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The station is just south of the Newark Crossing,<ref>http://wikimapia.org/6526956/Newark-Crossing</ref> one of the few [[Level junction|flat railway crossing]]s in the UK. The East Coast Main Line is crossed by the Nottingham-Lincoln line. Trains on the East Coast Main Line not calling at Newark North Gate have to slow from {{convert|125|mph|kph}} to {{convert|100|mph|kph}} at the crossing. There are plans to grade-separate the crossing by providing a flyover for east-west services, with a shallow enough gradient to accommodate freight trains. A key geographical constraint on the construction of a flyover will be the proximity of the site to the [[River Trent]] and the [[A1 road (Great Britain)|A1 trunk road]]. The benefits of a flyover would include higher capacity on both the East Coast Main Line and the Nottingham-Lincoln line, for both passengers and freight; journey time improvements; and a more reliable timetable. [[Network Rail]]'s final [[Route Utilisation Strategy]] for the East Midlands estimated that a flyover would have a benefit:cost ratio of 1.4, with further benefits which could not be taken account of in the standard project appraisal procedures. The RUS recommended that the provision of a flyover at Newark was further developed in [[Network Rail#Control periods|Control Period 4]] (2009–2014) to refine the infrastructure costs and potential benefits, with the possibility of constructing it in [[Network_Rail#Control_periods|Control Period 5]] (2014–2019).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browseDirectory.aspx?dir=\RUS%20Documents\Route%20Utilisation%20Strategies\East%20Midlands&pageid=4449&root=\RUS%20Documents\Route%20Utilisation%20Strategies|title=East Midlands|date=26 February 2010|publisher=Network Rail|accessdate=19 May 2010}}</ref> |
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The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2021|26, 27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/test-may-06-04?station=Newark+North+Gate|title=May 2021 Timetable Changes - Newark North Gate|work=[[East Midlands Railway]]|access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref> |
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The current off-peak Service pattern is the following: |
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* 2 tph to {{stnlnk|London King's Cross}} |
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* 1 tp2h to {{stnlnk|York}} |
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* 1 tp2h to {{stnlnk|Lincoln}} (non-stop) |
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* 1 tph to {{stnlnk|Edinburgh Waverley}} via {{stnlnk|Newcastle}} |
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* 1 tph to {{stnlnk|Lincoln}} (stopping) |
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The station is also served by limited intercity services to {{stn|Glasgow Central}}, {{stnlnk|Leeds}} and [[Hull Paragon Interchange|Hull]] as well as a limited service to {{stn|Nottingham}} which reverses at the station and continues via the [[Nottingham–Lincoln line|Nottingham to Lincoln Line]]. |
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Virgin Trains East Coast |
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*2tph to London King's Cross |
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*1tp2h to York |
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*1tph to {{Stnlnk|Newcastle}}; some continue to {{stnlnk|Edinburgh Waverley}}. |
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*1 train a day to {{stnlnk|Hull Paragon}}. |
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{{rail line|previous={{stnlnk|Grantham}}| |
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{{s-rail-national|rowsmid=2|rows2=2|next=Collingham|toc=East Midlands Railway|route=[[Grimsby–Lincoln–Newark line|Newark to Grimsby]]}} |
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{{rail line|previous={{stnlnk|Peterborough}}|next={{stnlnk|Doncaster}}|route=[[Virgin Trains East Coast]]<br><small>[[East Coast Main Line|London-Newcastle/York/Edinburgh/Scotland]]|col={{NXEC colour}}}} |
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{{rail line|previous={{stnlnk|Grantham}}|next=''Terminus''|route=[[Virgin Trains East Coast]]<br><small>[[East Coast Main Line|London-Newark]]|col={{NXEC colour}}}} |
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{{s-rail-national|status=Disused|previous=Claypole|next=Carlton on Trent|toc=GNR|route=[[East Coast Main Line]]}} |
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{{s-rail-national|rows1=2|rows2=2|status=Disused|previous=Cotham|toc=GNR|route=[[Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway|Nottingham to Newark]]}} |
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{{rail line|previous={{stnlnk|Grantham}} or<br>{{stnlnk|Peterborough}}|next={{stnlnk|Lincoln Central}}|route=[[Virgin Trains East Coast]]<br><small>[[East Coast Main Line|London-Lincoln]]<br><small>Limited Service|col={{NXEC colour}}}} |
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{{s-rail-national|hide1=yes|hide2=yes|status=Disused|previous=Cotham|toc=GNR|route=[[Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway|Leicester Belgrave Road to Newark]]}} |
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{{s-rail-national|next=Collingham|toc=East Midlands Trains|route=Newark-Grimsby Line}} |
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==Station name== |
==Station name== |
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{{Multiple issues|{{unreferenced section|date=April 2023}} |
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There is significant ambiguity about the correct form of the station's name. Different station name signs on the platforms say "Newark North Gate" or "Newark Northgate". On exiting the station, the old [[British Rail]] sign says just "Northgate" and road signs towards the station say 'Northgate'. National Rail timetables show Newark North Gate. |
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{{original research|section|date=April 2023}}|section=y}} |
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There has been significant ambiguity about the correct form of the station's name. Physical signage on and around the station refer to "Newark Northgate" whilst some booking systems refer to "Newark North Gate". On exiting the station, the old [[British Rail]] sign says just "Northgate" and road signs towards the station say 'Northgate' along with local businesses and the bus companies. |
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===Former services=== |
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Of the three main car parks in the area, the NCP and the Railway car parks are the most conveniently situated for the railway station facilities. |
Of the three main car parks in the area, the NCP and the Railway car parks are the most conveniently situated for the railway station facilities. |
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*Body, G. (1986), ''PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 1'', Patrick Stephens Ltd, Wellingborough, {{ISBN|0-85059-712-9}} |
*Body, G. (1986), ''PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 1'', Patrick Stephens Ltd, Wellingborough, {{ISBN|0-85059-712-9}} |
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*[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/nng/details.html National Rail] |
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*[http://www.ncp.co.uk/car-park.html?cpid=675152 NCP Newark Northgate Station Car Park] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101228124236/http://www.ncp.co.uk/car-park.html?cpid=675152 NCP Newark Northgate Station Car Park] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101228124236/http://www.ncp.co.uk/car-park.html?cpid=675152 NCP Newark Northgate Station Car Park] |
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Revision as of 21:35, 14 June 2024
Newark Northgate  | |||||
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 Southbound view of the station from Platform 2 in July 2012 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Newark-on-Trent, Newark and Sherwood England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°04′52″N 0°47′56″W / 53.081°N 0.799°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SK804545 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | LNER | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | NNG | ||||
| Classification | DfT category C1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 15 July 1852 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  0.961 million | ||||
| Interchange |  0.236 million | ||||
| 2019/20 | 0.910 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.171 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.181 million | ||||
| Interchange | 40,159 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.674 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.161 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.886 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.153 million | ||||
Listed Building – Grade II | |||||
| Feature | Northgate Railway Station, Appletongate | ||||
| Designated | 20 May 1988 | ||||
| Reference no. | 1196065[1] | ||||
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Newark Northgate railway station (alternatively Newark North Gate) is on the East Coast Main Line serving the market town of Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England. It is 120 miles 8 chains (193.3 km) down the line from London King's Cross[2] and is situated on the main line between Grantham to the south and Retford to the north.[3][2] The station is Grade II listed.[1]
Newark-on-Trent is a market town, 25 miles (40 km) east of Nottingham. Newark has another station, Newark Castle, operated by East Midlands Railway and closer to the town centre.
History
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The station is on the Great Northern Railway Towns Line from Peterborough to Doncaster which opened on 15 July 1852,[4] the easier to construct Fens Loop Line via Boston and Lincoln had opened two years earlier.[5]
The station opened without any ceremony. The first train of passengers from the north arrived at 6.38 am and those from the south arrived at 8.05 am.[6] The buildings comprised a booking-office, cloak room, first and second class ladies’ and other waiting rooms, and a large refreshment room 51 feet (16 m) by 21 feet (6.4 m), and a smaller one 21 feet (6.4 m) by 14 feet (4.3 m). The platforms were 435 feet (133 m) long, with awnings provided for 50 feet (15 m) of their length. There was a coal depot, goods warehouse and sheds to accommodate 4 locomotives.
The station became a junction in 1879 with the opening of the Great Northern Railway branch to Bottesford, built as a northern extension of the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway which opened at the same time. Services from Newark were provided to Northampton or Leicester and also to Nottingham. Services onto the joint line from Newark were withdrawn by 1922.[7] The line was much used for through goods, especially between Newark and Northampton. The joint line closed in 1962 except for isolated fragments, but the Newark to Bottesford Junction section survived until 1988.
On 9 July 1928, King George V and Queen Mary arrived at the station from King's Cross where they were received by the 6th Duke of Portland.[8]
The short connection to the Newark Castle to Lincoln line was opened in 1965 by British Rail to maintain a link between the East Coast Main Line and Lincoln following the closure of the branch from the latter to Grantham. This remains in use today by trains to Lincoln and Grimsby.[9][failed verification]
Newark Flat Crossing
The station is just south of the Newark Flat Crossing,[10] one of the few remaining flat railway crossings in the UK. The East Coast Main Line is crossed by the Nottingham-Lincoln line. Trains on the East Coast Main Line not calling at Newark Northgate have to slow from 125 miles per hour (201 km/h) to 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) at the crossing. There are plans to grade-separate the crossing by providing a flyover for east–west services, with a shallow enough gradient to accommodate freight trains. A key geographical constraint on the construction of a flyover will be the proximity of the site to the River Trent and the A1 trunk road. The benefits of a flyover would include higher capacity on both the East Coast Main Line and the Nottingham-Lincoln line, for both passengers and freight; journey time improvements; and a more reliable timetable. Network Rail's final Route Utilisation Strategy for the East Midlands estimated that a flyover would have a benefit:cost ratio of 1.4, with further benefits which could not be taken account of in the standard project appraisal procedures. The RUS recommended that the provision of a flyover at Newark was further developed in Control Period 4 (2009–2014) to refine the infrastructure costs and potential benefits, with the possibility of constructing it in Control Period 5 (2014–2019).[11]
Services
The station has 3 platforms and is served by trains operated by London North Eastern Railway and East Midlands Railway. Platforms 1 and 2 serve intercity trains to London, Newcastle and Edinburgh with platform 3 serving trains to Lincoln.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[12][13]
- 2 tph to London King's Cross
- 1 tp2h to York
- 1 tp2h to Lincoln (non-stop)
- 1 tph to Edinburgh Waverley via Newcastle
- 1 tph to Lincoln (stopping)
The station is also served by limited intercity services to Glasgow Central, Leeds and Hull as well as a limited service to Nottingham which reverses at the station and continues via the Nottingham to Lincoln Line.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Grantham | London North Eastern Railway London to York/Lincoln |
Retford | ||
| Lincoln | ||||
| Peterborough | London North Eastern Railway London to Edinburgh |
Doncaster | ||
| Terminus | East Midlands Railway | |||
Limited Service |
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| Great Northern Railway | ||||
| Great Northern Railway | Terminus | |||
| Great Northern Railway | ||||
Station name
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There has been significant ambiguity about the correct form of the station's name. Physical signage on and around the station refer to "Newark Northgate" whilst some booking systems refer to "Newark North Gate". On exiting the station, the old British Rail sign says just "Northgate" and road signs towards the station say 'Northgate' along with local businesses and the bus companies.
Station car parks
There are three car parks in the immediate area for the railway station. They are operated by the railway car parks and National Car Parks (NCP).
Railway Northgate Car Park - 289 spaces
NCP Northgate Car Park - 371 Spaces
Of the three main car parks in the area, the NCP and the Railway car parks are the most conveniently situated for the railway station facilities.
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Historic England, "Northgate Railway Station, Appletongate (1196065)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 December 2016
- ^ a b Padgett, David (October 2016) [1988]. Brailsford, Martyn (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern (4th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 16C. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.
- ^ "Newark Northgate (NNG)". National Rail. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Newark - The Great Northern line". Lincolnshire Chronicle. England. 23 July 1852. Retrieved 28 June 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Body, p.116
- ^ "Newark - Great Northern Railway". Stamford Mercury. England. 23 July 1852. Retrieved 28 June 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Bradshaws Railway Guide, July 1922.
- ^ "Royal Visit to Newark". Grantham Journal. England. 14 July 1928. Retrieved 28 June 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Network Rail study proposes new platform at Lincoln station and faster trains to Nottingham" Pidluznyj, S, The Lincolnite news article, 12 March 2018, Retrieved 17 June 2019
- ^ "Newark Crossing - Newark-on-Trent".
- ^ "East Midlands". Network Rail. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- ^ Table 26, 27 National Rail timetable, May 2021
- ^ "May 2021 Timetable Changes - Newark North Gate". East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
References
- Body, G. (1986), PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 1, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Wellingborough, ISBN 0-85059-712-9
- National Rail
- NCP Newark Northgate Station Car Park
External links
Media related to Newark Northgate railway station at Wikimedia Commons- NCP Newark Northgate Station Car Park
Categories:
- Railway stations in Nottinghamshire
- DfT Category C1 stations
- Former Great Northern Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1852
- Railway stations served by East Midlands Railway
- Railway stations served by London North Eastern Railway
- Buildings and structures in Newark-on-Trent
- Grade II listed buildings in Nottinghamshire
- Grade II listed railway stations
- 1852 establishments in England