Sutton-in-Ashfield railway station
Sutton-in-Ashfield | |
|---|---|
The former station site in 2005 as a multi-outlet retail park | |
| General information | |
| Location | Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire England |
| Coordinates | 53°07′24″N 1°15′26″W / 53.1233°N 1.2572°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 May 1893 | Station opened |
| 1 January 1917 | station closed |
| 9 July 1923 | reopened |
| 26 Sept 1949 | Station closed for regular passenger service |
| 1 October 1951 | workmen service withdrawn |
Sutton-in-Ashfield railway station, sometimes referred to as "Sutton-in-Ashfield General", was a dead-end station on a short branch line from Sutton Junction in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. Located off Station Road and opened in 1893, it offered a service with arrival much closer to Sutton-in-Ashfield town centre.
It was one of 4 stations that served to settlement of Sutton in Ashfield. The two Midland Stations (Sutton Junction and the branch line to Sutton in Ashfield). Both long gone; the branch line station now has a Matalan store where it once stood. Then there was the Great Northern station which has a few remains near Asda in the middle of town and lastly, Sutton Central station which was built by the Great Central railway and is now under the A38 bypass.
The short branch-line ride, was known as the Penny Emma because it cost one pre-decimal penny to travel along the MR (Emma)to Sutton Junction station. It became popular with locals and particularly as a children's treat. The name 'Penny Emma Way' was applied when creating a link road near to the rail line and modern-day Sutton in Ashfield station on the Robin Hood Line service which uses the same Midland Railway line from Nottingham as it did before.
The Great Northern railway station was located nearby.