Finningley railway station

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History

The first railway station to be built was some Script error: No such module "convert". to the west of the level crossing on the main Bawtry to Thorne road (A614). The second station, still in South Yorkshire, was on the east of the level crossing, some Script error: No such module "convert". west of the county boundary. It was located on the Doncaster to Lincoln Line approximately Script error: No such module "convert". from RAF Finningley (now Doncaster Sheffield Airport). Although the station closed to passengers on 11 September 1961[2] it was opened specially for trains from Doncaster to the Finningley Air Show until 1965 and on one occasion to serve the Royal Train when H.M. The Queen visited the Royal Air Force airfield.[3]

Nowadays only the derelict platforms remain, along with the former station buildings (which are a private residence) and the signal box, which remains in use to operate the adjacent level crossing.

Future

Planning permission for a new station further north to serve the airport was granted by Doncaster Council in 2008[4] and discussions regarding station design and service levels took place between the local authority, Network Rail and the various TOCs with a view to opening the new station in 2012. However, there was no progress on building a new station by June 2016. A 2012 report by Network Rail stated that more trains on the line would be required to make the station viable.[5] The service over the line was sparse, with just five Doncaster to Lincoln Central trains each way from Monday to Saturday in the May 2017 timetable.[6] There has been a call from Sheffield Chamber of Commerce[7] to provide a rail link to the Doncaster Sheffield airport and a new railway station for the air terminal.[8]

The council applied for the station in the New Stations Fund 2 in 2017 but was unsuccessful.[9]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
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References

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  1. ↑ Template:PastScape
  2. ↑ Subterranea Britannica - Finningley
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  5. ↑ Network Rail, Route Specifications 2012 – London North Eastern, p76
  6. ↑ Template:NRtimes
  7. ↑ "Calls for rail link to Doncaster’s Robin Hood Airport Peace, Lee, Doncaster Free Press 8 August 2014; Retrieved 13 June 2016
  8. ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
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