EMR 156 917 arrives with a Nottingham bound service
Information
Type:
National Rail
(Nottingham-Lincoln Line)
Station code:
CTO
Opened:
1846
Platforms:
2
The station was opened by the Midland Railway in 1846. The station name was changed to Carlton & Gedling in 1871 [1] and then changed to Carlton & Netherfield in 1896 (the actual Netherfield station is a short walk away). The station name was shortened to Carlton in 1974.
The station's two platforms are staggered either side of a level crossing over the Victoria Road (the staggering to reduce delays to traffic). The station had a small goods yard but this was closed in 1965. The station has been unstaffed since 1969 [2]. The original station buildings have been replaced by modern shelters.
The station is served by East Midlands Railway who maintain an hourly service on the Matlock-Newark Castle route. A few peak hour trains go on to Lincoln Central.
A train is about to go through the level crossing
Station sign
Looking down towards Nottingham
EMR 156 917 departs for Newark Castle
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Nottingham to Lincoln (Middleton Press, 2013) Map IV [2] Ibid. Fig. 18
