Finningley railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Finningley and Blaxton |
| Area | Doncaster |
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| Grid reference | SK670997 |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| ? | opened |
| 1961 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Finningley railway station was a railway station built to serve the villages of Finningley and Blaxton, South Yorkshire, England.[1]
History
The first railway station to be built was some 500 yards (460 m) to the west of the level crossing on the main Bawtry to Thorne road (A614). The second station, still in South Yorkshire, was on the east of the level crossing, some 2 miles (3 km) west of the county boundary. It was located on the Doncaster to Lincoln Line approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) from RAF Finningley (now Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport). Although the station closed to passengers on 11 September 1961 [2] it was opened specially for trains from Doncaster to the Finningley Air Show in the early 1960s and on one occasion to serve the Royal Train when H.M. The Queen visited the Royal Air Force airfield.
Nowadays only the derelict platforms remain, along with the former station buildings (which are a private residence) and the signal box, which remains in use to operate the adjacent level crossing.
Future
Planning permission for a new station slightly further north to serve the airport was granted by Doncaster Council in 2008. [3] and discussions regarding station design and service levels took place between the local authority, Network Rail and the various TOCs with a view to opening the new station in 2012. No new station has been opened.[citation needed] A 2012 report by Network Rail stated that more trains on the line would be required to make the station viable.[4]
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| Bessacarr Line open, station closed |
Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint | Park Drain Line open, station closed |
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References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Subterranea Britannica - Finningley
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Network Rail, Route Specifications 2012 – London North Eastern, p76
