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}}
{{center|Former Services}}
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{{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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{{Closed stations Nottinghamshire}}
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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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