Newark North Gate railway station
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Newark North Gate station is a railway station serving the town of Newark-on-Trent
Newark-on-Trent
Newark-on-Trent is a market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands region of England. It stands on the River Trent, the A1 , and the East Coast Main Line railway. The origins of the town are possibly Roman as it lies on an important Roman road, the Fosse Way...
, in Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated on the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
120 miles(193 kilometres) north of London Kings Cross, between Grantham
Grantham railway station
Grantham railway station serves the town of Grantham in Lincolnshire, England and lies on the East Coast Main Line north of London Kings Cross.-Description:Junctions near the town also connect to branches to Nottingham, and to Sleaford and Skegness...
and Retford
Retford railway station
Retford railway station serves the town of Retford in Nottinghamshire, England. and is 223 km north of London Kings Cross and 28 km south of Doncaster on the East Coast Main Line...
.
Newark-on-Trent
Newark-on-Trent
Newark-on-Trent is a market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands region of England. It stands on the River Trent, the A1 , and the East Coast Main Line railway. The origins of the town are possibly Roman as it lies on an important Roman road, the Fosse Way...
is a fairly small market town, 25 miles (40 km) east of the City of Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
. Newark has another station: Newark Castle, operated by East Midlands Trains
East Midlands Trains
East Midlands Trains is a British passenger train operating company. Based in Derby, it provides train services in the East Midlands, chiefly in the counties of Lincolnshire, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Northamptonshire, and between the East Midlands and London...
and located nearer the town centre. It links Newark to Nottingham, Lincoln and other cities in central England.
History
The station is on the Great Northern RailwayGreat Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
Towns Line from Peterborough
Peterborough railway station
Peterborough railway station serves the city of Peterborough, England. It is located approximately north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line...
to Doncaster
Doncaster railway station
Doncaster railway station serves the town of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the East Coast Main Line north of London Kings Cross, and is about five minutes walk from Doncaster town centre. The station is managed by East Coast...
which opened in August 1852, the easier to construct Fens Loop Line via Boston
Boston, Lincolnshire
Boston is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England. It is the largest town of the wider Borough of Boston local government district and had a total population of 55,750 at the 2001 census...
and Lincoln had opened two years earlier.
The station became a junction in 1879 with the opening of the GNR
Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
branch to Bottesford
Bottesford South railway station
Bottesford South railway station was a railway station serving the village of Bottesford, Leicestershire, on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. It opened in 1879 and was served by LNWR trains running between Northampton and Newark and Great Northern Railway trains...
, built as a northern extension of the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
The Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway was a joint railway owned by the Great Northern Railway and the London and North Western Railway in east Leicestershire.-Location:...
which opened at the same time. Services from Newark were provided to Northampton
Northampton railway station
Northampton railway station is a railway station serving the large town of Northampton and other parts of Northamptonshire in England. Other parts of South Northamptonshire are better served by Kings Sutton, Banbury and Milton Keynes Central stations....
or Leicester
Leicester Belgrave Road railway station
-Overview:Leicester Belgrave Road was the Great Northern Railway terminus in Leicester, England. It was the terminus of the GNR's branch line from the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway at Marefield Junction. It opened on 2 October 1882...
and also to Nottingham
Nottingham Victoria railway station
Nottingham Victoria railway station was a Great Central Railway and Great Northern Railway railway station in Nottingham, England. It was designed by the architect Albert Edward Lambert....
. Services onto the joint line from Newark were withdrawn by 1922 The line was much used for through goods, especially between Newark and Northampton
Northampton railway station
Northampton railway station is a railway station serving the large town of Northampton and other parts of Northamptonshire in England. Other parts of South Northamptonshire are better served by Kings Sutton, Banbury and Milton Keynes Central stations....
. The joint line closed in 1962 except for isolated fragments, but the Newark to Bottesford Junction section survived until 1988.
The short connection to the Newark Castle to Lincoln Central
Lincoln Central railway station
Lincoln Central railway station serves the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. The station is operated by East Midlands Trains, who provide services along with Northern Rail and East Coast....
line was opened in 1965 by British Rail to maintain a link between the ECML and Lincoln following the closure of the branch from the latter to Grantham
Grantham railway station
Grantham railway station serves the town of Grantham in Lincolnshire, England and lies on the East Coast Main Line north of London Kings Cross.-Description:Junctions near the town also connect to branches to Nottingham, and to Sleaford and Skegness...
. This remains in use today by trains to Lincoln and Grimsby.
Services
From platforms 1 and 2, East CoastEast Coast (train operating company)
East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland...
run intercity trains south for stations to London Kings Cross, as well as to the North for stations to Leeds, Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle railway station
Newcastle railway station , is the mainline station of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England and is a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line. It opened in 1850 and is a Grade I listed building...
and Scotland. From platform 3, East coast runs trains every 2 hours from London Kings Cross that terminate there and go back to London. One of these a day continues to Lincoln. East Midlands Trains
East Midlands Trains
East Midlands Trains is a British passenger train operating company. Based in Derby, it provides train services in the East Midlands, chiefly in the counties of Lincolnshire, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Northamptonshire, and between the East Midlands and London...
also runs a service to and Grimsby
Grimsby railway station
Grimsby station in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada is served by Via Rail trains and the joint Via-Amtrak Maple Leaf train connecting it with Toronto, Niagara Falls and New York City....
. Occasional trains on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line
Nottingham to Lincoln Line
The Nottingham to Lincoln Line is a railway line in central England, running from Nottingham north east to Lincoln.The line between Newark and Lincoln is currently only cleared for speeds, Nottinghamshire County Council have paid for a study into running....
also call additionally at Newark North Gate. On platform 3, the terminating East Coast trains are on the south end of the platform while the East midlands trains are on the north end. Passengers changing therefore can just walk up the platform.
A raillink bus operates to this station from Lincoln bus station
Lincoln bus station
Lincoln bus station also known as "Lincoln City Bus Station" serves the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.The bus station is situated in Lincoln City Centre just off Broadgate very close to the railway station. There are 17 stands at the bus station...
.
The station is just south of the Newark Crossing, one of the few flat railway crossing
Level junction
In U.S. railroad practice, a level junction is a railway junction that has a track configuration in which merging or crossing railroad lines provide track connections with each other that require trains to cross over in front of opposing traffic at grade In U.S. railroad practice, a level junction...
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 125 mph to 100 mph 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
Network Rail
Network Rail is the government-created owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain .; it is not responsible for railway infrastructure in Northern Ireland...
'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 is 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).
The Current off-peak Service pattern is:
East Coast
- 2tph to London Kings Cross
- 1tph calls at and London Kings Cross
- 1tph calls at GranthamGrantham railway stationGrantham railway station serves the town of Grantham in Lincolnshire, England and lies on the East Coast Main Line north of London Kings Cross.-Description:Junctions near the town also connect to branches to Nottingham, and to Sleaford and Skegness...
, Peterborough, StevenageStevenage railway stationStevenage railway station serves the town of Stevenage in Hertfordshire, England. The station is 27¼ miles north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line. Stevenage is managed and served by First Capital Connect...
and London Kings Cross
- 1tph either Terminates or continues to York calling at , and or non-stop
- 1tph to calling at Doncaster, York, , , and Newcastle. Some continue to , also calling at and Edinburgh Waverley
- 1 train a day to calling at Doncaster, , and Hull.
Station name
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" (below right). On exiting the station, the old British RailBritish Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
sign says just "Northgate" and road signs towards the station say 'Northgate'.
Former Services
Station Car Parks
There are 3 car parks in the immediate area for the railway station. They are operated by the railway car parks and National Car ParksNational Car Parks
National Car Parks is the United Kingdom’s largest private car park operator, with over 200,000 spaces across more than 700 locations in towns and cities, railway stations and at airports....
(NCP).
Railway Northgate Car Park - 289 spaces
NCP Northgate Car Park - 371 Spaces
Tariff:
| Time | Railway Car Park | National Car Parks (NCP) |
|---|---|---|
| First 15 Mins | £1.00 | Free |
| 1 Hour | £1.00 | £1.00 |
| Week Day 1 Day | £9.00 | £8.00 |
| Weekend 1 Day | £5.00 | £4.50 |
| 1 Week | £36.00 | £25.00 |
| 1 Month | £126.00 | £80.00 |
Of the 3 main car parks in the area, the NCP and the Railway car parks are the most conveniently situated for the railway station facilities.