Thorneywood railway station

{{Short description|Disused railway station in Nottinghamshire, England}}

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{{Use British English|date=April 2021}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Thorneywood

| status = Disused

| image = Thorneywood Station - geograph.org.uk - 779994.jpg

| caption = Thorneywood Station

| borough = Thorneywood, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

| country = England

| platforms = 2

| original = Great Northern Railway

| pregroup = Great Northern Railway

| postgroup = London and North Eastern Railway

| years = 1889

| events = Opened

| years1 = 1916

| events1 = Closed to passengers

| years2 = 1951

| events2 = Line closed

}}

Thorneywood railway station was a station on the former Great Northern Railway Nottingham Suburban railway in Thorneywood, Nottingham, England.British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer. It opened in 1889, regular passenger services ceased in 1916. Woodthorpe Grange Park opened to the public in 1922. On 10 July 1928 King George V and Queen Mary visited the park and 17,000 school children travelled to the event on the NSR to Sherwood and Thorneywood Stations (which had been re-opened for the event). An enthusiasts special ran on 16 June 1951 but goods train finished on 1 August 1951 when the line was abandoned.

and the track was lifted in 1954.{{Cite web|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/t/thorneywood/index.shtml|title=Disused Stations: Thorneywood Station}}

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{{Disused Rail Start}}

{{Rail line|previous=Nottingham London Road High Level|next=St Ann's Well|route=Great Northern Railway
Nottingham Suburban Railway|col=000000}}

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See also

References

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Further reading

  • {{cite book |last= Kingscott|first= Geoffrey|title= Lost Railways of Nottinghamshire|date= 2004|publisher= Countryside Books|isbn= 1-85306-884-5}}
  • Marshall, J., (June 1961) "Nottingham Suburban Railway" Railway Magazine article

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Category:Disused railway stations in Nottinghamshire

Category:Former Great Northern Railway stations

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1889

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1916

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