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| General information | |||||
| Location | Burton Joyce,Gedling England | ||||
| Grid reference | SK644433 | ||||
| Managed by | East Midlands Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | BUJ | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  15,330 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 1,826 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  6,146 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 9,426 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 11,014 | ||||
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Burton Joyce railway station serves the large village ofBurton Joyce inNottinghamshire, England. It lies between Carlton and Lowdham stations on theNottingham to Lincoln Line.
During the railway's construction, the builders of the railway faced a good deal of opposition at Burton Joyce, which resulted in the station being located outside of the village. The railway company's preferred site was near theLord Nelson Inn, but the innkeeper objected on claiming that he would be forced to brew more beer. Additionally, the vicar ofSt Helen's Church, Revd. John Rolleston, near whose vicarage the line was to run, objected to the railway on account of the noise. Finally, the promoters of the railway bought him out and built a new vicarage for him.[1]
The line was engineered byGeorge Stephenson and was opened by theMidland Railway on 3 August 1846.[2] The contractors for the line wereCraven and Son of Newark and Nottingham.[2]
The westbound platform was shortened significantly when locomotive-hauled trains were replaced in the 1960s.
The station is managed byEast Midlands Railway.[7]
It has two platforms, a five-space car park, a help point and shelters on both platforms.
East Midlands Railway operates all trains that stop at the station.
Burton Joyce is served by a route betweenNewark Castle andCrewe, viaNottingham. Services call at the station every two hours in each direction throughout the day, with additional services during peak times and evenings betweenLincoln,Nottingham andLeicester.
On Sundays, trains stop every two hours each way; but these run between Lincoln and Nottingham only.[8]
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| East Midlands Railway |
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