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Sutton Parkway railway station

Coordinates: 53°06′50″N 01°14′45″W / 53.11389°N 1.24583°W / 53.11389; -1.24583
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Sutton Parkway
National Rail
The platforms at Sutton Parkway
General information
LocationKirkby-in-Ashfield, Ashfield
England
Grid referenceSK505576
Managed byEast Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSPK
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Opened1995
Passengers
2018/19Increase 197,540
2019/20Increase 199,070
2020/21Decrease 37,796
2021/22Increase 111,112
2022/23Increase 132,092
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Sutton Parkway railway station serves the town of Sutton-in-Ashfield in Nottinghamshire, England. The station is about 12 mile (800 m) south of the location of the former Sutton Junction station and 14 miles (23 km) north of Nottingham on the Robin Hood Line.

Services

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All services at Sutton Parkway are operated by East Midlands Railway.

During the weekday off-peak and on Saturdays, the station is generally served by an hourly service northbound to Worksop and southbound to Nottingham.[1] During the peak hours, the station is also served by an additional two trains per day between Nottingham and Mansfield Woodhouse.

On Sundays, the station is served by a two-hourly service between Nottingham and Mansfield Woodhouse, with no service to Worksop. Sunday services to Worksop are due to recommence at the station during the life of the East Midlands franchise.[2]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Kirkby-in-Ashfield   East Midlands Railway
  Mansfield

Facilities

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Access to the platforms is at street level with car parks located on both sides of the platforms given excellent access for the disabled.

There are no toilet facilities at this station.

Local transport connections

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The station is located more than 2 miles (3.2 km) from the centre of town and is generally used as a park and ride station. There are two hourly bus services (90 to Ripley and Mansfield and 33 to Ilkeston and Mansfield) and one half-hourly bus service (3C to Nottingham and Mansfield) operated from outside the station by Trentbarton. There are buses between Kirkby-in-Ashfield railway station and Sutton-in-Ashfield itself.

There is no taxi rank at the station.

References

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  1. ^ Table 55 National Rail timetable, May 2022
  2. ^ "East Midlands Rail Franchise". Department for Transport. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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53°06′50″N 01°14′45″W / 53.11389°N 1.24583°W / 53.11389; -1.24583