Kirkby Bentinck railway station

Kirkby Bentinck
Site of the former station, seen in 2000
General information
Location	Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Ashfield District England
Coordinates	53°05′42″N 1°16′19″W / 53.095°N 1.272°W / 53.095; -1.272
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 January 1893	Opened
4 March 1963	Closed

Kirkby Bentinck railway station served the town of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. It was on the Annesley branch of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, later the Great Central Railway on the section between Nottingham Victoria and Sheffield Victoria.^[1] The station was opened in January 1893 and closed in March 1963 after 70 years in service.^[2] Until 1 August 1925 it was named Kirkby & Pinxton station, and it appeared on Ordnance Survey maps as Kirkby & Bentinck station.^[1]

Present day

Nothing remains of Kirkby Bentinck station apart from two concrete poles that held the station sign and the station master's house on Church Hill.^[1] The site is now used for agriculture.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• "Kirkby-in-Ashfield Railway Walk - Sunday 28th June 2015". www.branchline.uk. The Branch Line Society. includes map of local railways

Former services