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{{Short description|Railway station in Nottinghamshire, England}}
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| owner = [[Network Rail]]
| borough = [[Newark-on-Trent]], [[Newark and Sherwood]]
| manager = [[London North Eastern Railway]]
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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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{{BS3|BHF|STR|||[[Newark Castle railway station|Newark Castle]]}}
{{BS3|BUE|STR|||[[Great North Road (Great Britain)|Great North Road]]}}
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'''Newark North Gate railway station''' is on the [[East Coast Main Line]] in the United Kingdom, serving the town of [[Newark-on-Trent]], Nottinghamshire. 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 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> The station is [[Grade II listed]].<ref name="Listing"/>


Newark-on-Trent is a market town, 25&nbsp;miles (40&nbsp;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.
Newark-on-Trent is a market town, 25&nbsp;miles (40&nbsp;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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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>
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>


The station was 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.
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.


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 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>
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>


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>
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}}


==Newark Flat Crossing==
===Station Masters===
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 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> (afterwards station master at Stamford)
*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 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
*Arthur Joseph Pott 1895 - 1902 (afterwards station master at Grantham)
*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 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> - 1910 (formerly station master at Essendine)
*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 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
*F.G. Allen 1925 - 1930 (formerly station master at Trowse)
*Robert Bruntlett 1930 (afterwards station master of London Road, Manchester)
*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 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
*William Ewart Nott 1944 - ????
*Robert M. Shand ???? - 1955 (afterwards station master at Leeds Central)
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==Newark Crossing==
The station is just south of the Newark Crossing,<ref>http://wikimapia.org/6526956/Newark-Crossing</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 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>


==Services==
==Services==
[[File:Newark North Gate - VTEC 82230 passing up train.JPG|thumb|Virgin Trains East Coast service to London]]
[[File:Newark North Gate - VTEC 82230 passing up train.JPG|thumb|LNER [[InterCity 225]] to London]]
[[File:Newark North Gate - EMT 153313 arriving from Grimsby.JPG|thumb|East Midlands Trains service for Grimsby]]
[[File:Newark North Gate - EMT 153313 arriving from Grimsby.JPG|thumb|[[East Midlands Railway|EMR Regional]] service for Grimsby]]
Platforms 1 and 2, for [[London North Eastern Railway]] 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, London North Eastern Railway 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 Railway]] 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>


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]].
The current off-peak Service pattern is the following:


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>
London North Eastern Railway
*2tph to London King's Cross
* 2 tph to {{stnlnk|London King's Cross}}
*1tp2h to York
* 1 tp2h to {{stnlnk|York}}
*1tph to {{Stnlnk|Newcastle}}; some continue to {{stnlnk|Edinburgh Waverley}}.
* 1 tp2h to {{stnlnk|Lincoln}} (non-stop)
*1 train a day to {{stnlnk|Hull Paragon}}.
* 1 tph to {{stnlnk|Edinburgh Waverley}} via {{stnlnk|Newcastle}}
* 1 tph to {{stnlnk|Lincoln}} (stopping)


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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===Former services===
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==Station name==
==Station name==
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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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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==
==Station car parks==
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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.

==See also==
*[[Listed buildings in Newark-on-Trent]]


==Notes==
==Notes==

{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==References==
==References==

*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}}
*[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/nng/details.html National Rail]
*[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/nng/details.html National Rail]
*[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]


==External links==
==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Newark North Gate railway station}}
*{{Commons category-inline|Newark Northgate railway station}}
*[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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[[Category:Newark-on-Trent]]
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Revision as of 21:35, 14 June 2024

Newark Northgate
National Rail
Southbound view of the station from Platform 2 in July 2012
General information
LocationNewark-on-Trent, Newark and Sherwood
England
Coordinates53°04′52″N 0°47′56″W / 53.081°N 0.799°W / 53.081; -0.799
Grid referenceSK804545
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byLNER
Platforms3
Other information
Station codeNNG
ClassificationDfT category C1
History
Opened15 July 1852
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.961 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.236 million
2019/20Decrease 0.910 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.171 million
2020/21Decrease 0.181 million
 Interchange Decrease 40,159
2021/22Increase 0.674 million
 Interchange Increase 0.161 million
2022/23Increase 0.886 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.153 million
Listed Building – Grade II
FeatureNorthgate Railway Station, Appletongate
Designated20 May 1988
Reference no.1196065[1]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Newark-on-Trent
Legend
East Coast Main Line
Nottingham to Lincoln Line
Newark flat crossing
 Newark Northgate
Newark Castle
Great North Road
Nottingham to Lincoln Line
East Coast Main Line

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

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

LNER InterCity 225 to London
EMR Regional service for Grimsby

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]

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 National Rail Following station
Grantham   London North Eastern Railway
London to York/Lincoln 		  Retford
    Lincoln
Peterborough   London North Eastern Railway
London to Edinburgh 		  Doncaster
TerminusEast Midlands Railway
Limited Service
Disused railways
Great Northern Railway
Great Northern RailwayTerminus
Great Northern Railway

Station name

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

  1. ^ a b Historic England, "Northgate Railway Station, Appletongate (1196065)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 December 2016
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Newark Northgate (NNG)". National Rail. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Newark - The Great Northern line". Lincolnshire Chronicle. England. 23 July 1852. Retrieved 28 June 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ Body, p.116
  6. ^ "Newark - Great Northern Railway". Stamford Mercury. England. 23 July 1852. Retrieved 28 June 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ Bradshaws Railway Guide, July 1922.
  8. ^ "Royal Visit to Newark". Grantham Journal. England. 14 July 1928. Retrieved 28 June 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "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
  10. ^ "Newark Crossing - Newark-on-Trent".
  11. ^ "East Midlands". Network Rail. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  12. ^ Table 26, 27 National Rail timetable, May 2021
  13. ^ "May 2021 Timetable Changes - Newark North Gate". East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

References

  1. ^ https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/media/3150/download?inline
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