The station building was to the south of the two running lines on the east side of Station Road which was crossed by a level crossing, there were two platforms and a small goods yard to the north east able to accommodate most types of goods including live stock.[3][4]
Services
In 1850 the station was serviced by three stopping trains between Derby and Lincoln (Midland Railway) in each direction on each weekday with two services each way on Sundays.[5]
The station was renamed to Thorpe on the Hill on 1 October 1890.[1]
By 1922 the passenger service had increased slightly and there were six stopping trains in each direction between Nottingham and Lincoln (Midland Railway), with an extra one to Nottingham on Thursdays and Saturdays. There were still two trains each way on Sundays.[6]
In 1947 the London, Midland and Scottish Railway service comprised six services in each direction to either Nottingham or Lincoln with one extra Saturday service through to Derby, there were three Sunday trains to Lincoln but only two back.[7]
The station closed for passengers on 7 February 1955 and freight on 15 June 1964.[1][8]
The line through the station site is still open.[9]
References
Notes
^Railways in the United Kingdom are, for historical reasons, measured in miles and chains. A chain is 22 yards (20 m) long, there are 80 chains to the mile.
Bradshaw, George (2012) [March 1850]. Bradshaw's Rail Times for Great Britain and Ireland March 1850: A reprint of the classic timetable complete with period advertisements and shipping connections to all parts. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN9781908174130.
The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. ISBN0-7153-5120-6.
Further reading
Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 70. ISBN978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC22311137.