Checker House railway station
Checker House | |
|---|---|
The site of the goods station looking towards the A1 road bridge, pictured in 2021. Part of it is now overgrown, but part is occupied by a mobile phone mast. | |
| General information | |
| Location | England |
| Coordinates | 53°18′11″N 1°01′52″W / 53.303133°N 1.031180°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 April 1852 | Opened |
| 14 September 1931 | Closed |
Checker House railway station was a station between Retford and Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England which served the village of Ranby from 1852 to 1931. The platforms were immediately to the east of the A1 road, and there was a goods station to the west of the road, which remained open until 1963. The line remains open for services on the Sheffield–Lincoln line but nothing remains of the passenger station or platforms, although part of a loading gauge was still visible in 2021.
The site was included in Bassetlaw District Council's local plan in 2019, as they were considering locations for a garden village development, and the favoured site was immediately to the south of the railway line. If the village is built, it will probably include a station at or near the site of Checker House station, but it may be called Morton.