Newark Northgate  | |||||
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 Southbound view of the station from Platform 2 in July 2012 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Newark-on-Trent,Newark and Sherwood England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°04′52″N0°47′56″W / 53.081°N 0.799°W /53.081; -0.799 | ||||
| Grid reference | SK804545 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | LNER | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | NNG | ||||
| Classification | DfT category C1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 15 July 1852 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.910 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.171 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.181 million | ||||
| Interchange | 40,159 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.674 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.161 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.886 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.153 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.957 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.177 million | ||||
Listed Building – Grade II | |||||
| Feature | Northgate Railway Station, Appletongate | ||||
| Designated | 20 May 1988 | ||||
| Reference no. | 1196065[1] | ||||
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Newark Northgate railway station (alternativelyNewark North Gate) is on theEast Coast Main Line serving the market town ofNewark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England. It is 120 miles 8 chains (193.3 km) down the line fromLondon King's Cross[2] and is situated on the main line betweenGrantham to the south andRetford to the north.[3][2] The station isGrade II listed.[1]
Newark-on-Trent is a market town, 25 miles (40 km) east ofNottingham. Newark has another station,Newark Castle, operated byEast Midlands Railway and closer to the town centre.
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The station is on theGreat Northern Railway Towns Line fromPeterborough toDoncaster which opened on 15 July 1852,[4] the easier to constructFens Loop Line viaBoston andLincoln had opened two years earlier.[5]
The station opened without any ceremony. The first train of passengers from the north arrived at 6.38 am and those from the south arrived at 8.05 am.[6] The buildings comprised a booking-office, cloak room, first and second class ladies’ and other waiting rooms, and a large refreshment room 51 feet (16 m) by 21 feet (6.4 m), and a smaller one 21 feet (6.4 m) by 14 feet (4.3 m). The platforms were 435 feet (133 m) long, with awnings provided for 50 feet (15 m) of their length. There was a coal depot, goods warehouse and sheds to accommodate 4 locomotives.
The station became a junction in 1879 with the opening of theGreat Northern Railway branch toBottesford, built as a northern extension of theGreat Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway which opened at the same time. Services from Newark were provided toNorthampton orLeicester and also toNottingham. Services onto the joint line from Newark were withdrawn by 1922.[7] The line was much used for through goods, especially between Newark andNorthampton. The joint line closed in 1962 except for isolated fragments, but the Newark to Bottesford Junction section survived until 1988.
On 9 July 1928,King George V andQueen Mary arrived at the station from King's Cross where they were received by the6th Duke of Portland.[8]
The short connection to theNewark Castle toLincoln line was opened in 1965 byBritish Rail to maintain a link between theEast Coast Main Line and Lincoln following the closure of the branch from the latter toGrantham. This remains in use today by trains to Lincoln and Grimsby.[9][failed verification]
The station is just south of theNewark Flat Crossing,[10] one of the few remainingflat railway crossings in the UK. The East Coast Main Line is crossed by the Nottingham-Lincoln line. Trains on the East Coast Main Line not calling at Newark Northgate have to slow from 125 miles per hour (201 km/h) to 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) at the crossing. There are plans to grade-separate the crossing by providing a flyover for east–west services, with a shallow enough gradient to accommodate freight trains. A key geographical constraint on the construction of a flyover will be the proximity of the site to theRiver Trent and theA1 trunk road. The benefits of a flyover would include higher capacity on both the East Coast Main Line and the Nottingham-Lincoln line, for both passengers and freight; journey time improvements; and a more reliable timetable.Network Rail's finalRoute Utilisation Strategy for the East Midlands estimated that a flyover would have a benefit:cost ratio of 1.4, with further benefits which could not be taken account of in the standard project appraisal procedures. The RUS recommended that the provision of a flyover at Newark was further developed inControl Period 4 (2009–2014) to refine the infrastructure costs and potential benefits, with the possibility of constructing it inControl Period 5 (2014–2019).[11]
The station has 3 platforms and is served by trains operated byLondon North Eastern Railway andEast Midlands Railway. Platform 1 serves intercity trains toDoncaster,York,Leeds,Hull,Newcastle,Edinburgh andGlasgow, platform 2 toPeterborough andLondon, and platform 3 toLincoln and London.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[12][13][needs update]
The station is also served by limited intercity services to Leeds and Hull as well as a limited service toNottingham which reverses at the station and continues via theNottingham to Lincoln Line.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Grantham | London North Eastern Railway London to York/Lincoln | Retford | ||
| Lincoln | ||||
| Peterborough | London North Eastern Railway London to Edinburgh | Doncaster | ||
| Terminus | East Midlands Railway | |||
Limited Service | ||||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Great Northern Railway | ||||
| Great Northern Railway | Terminus | |||
| Great Northern Railway | ||||
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There has been significant ambiguity about the correct form of the station's name. Physical signage on and around the station refer to "Newark Northgate" whilst some booking systems refer to "Newark North Gate". On exiting the station, the oldBritish Rail sign says just "Northgate" and road signs towards the station say 'Northgate' along with local businesses and the bus companies.
There are three car parks in the immediate area for the railway station. They are operated by the railway car parks andNational Car Parks (NCP).
Railway Northgate Car Park - 289 spaces
NCP Northgate Car Park - 371 Spaces
Of the three main car parks in the area, the NCP and the Railway car parks are the most conveniently situated for the railway station facilities.
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