Newark Northgate railway station
railway station in Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Newark Northgate (alternatively Newark North Gate) is one of two railway stations serving the market town of Newark-on-Trent, in Nottinghamshire, England; the other is Newark Castle, sited closer to the town centre. It is a stop on the East Coast Main Line, 120 miles 8 chains (193.3 km) down the line from London King's Cross; it is situated on the main line between Grantham to the south and Retford to the north. The station is Grade II listed.
History
The station is on the Great Northern Railway Towns Line from Peterborough to Doncaster, which opened on 15 July 1852. The Fens Loop Line via Boston and Lincoln had opened two years earlier, as it had been easier to construct.
The station opened without any ceremony. The first train of passengers from the north arrived at 06:38 and those from the south arrived at 08:05. The buildings comprised a booking office, cloakroom, first and second class ladies’ and other waiting rooms, with 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 four locomotives.
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