Carlton railway station

Carlton railway station serves the town of Carlton, Nottinghamshire, England. The station is 3 mi east of Nottingham on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line operated by East Midlands Railway.

History
It opened on 3 August 1846. The station was renamed from Carlton & Netherfield to Carlton on 6 May 1974.

Stationmasters

 * Edward Black ca. 1861 - 1862
 * W. Duddle 1862 - 1862
 * R. Fox 1863 - 1866
 * John Sawyer from 1866
 * Owen Beldham ca. 1871 - 1872
 * R. Grice 1872 - 1873
 * John Bradshaw Bott 1874 - 1878 (afterwards station master at Attenborough)
 * Charles Smith 1878 - 1892 (afterwards station master at Lenton)
 * W.H. Turner 1892 - 1914
 * Charles Williams from 1914
 * C. Bywater 1926 - 1932 (formerly station master at Castlethorpe, afterwards station master at Nuneaton Abbey Street)
 * William Gale ca. 1934 ca. 1939
 * C.S. Barnard ca. 1950

Description
The station has two staggered platforms, there is a level crossing on Victoria Road, hence the staggered platforms to minimise delay to road traffic, and Carlton's centre is a considerable distance further away than Netherfield's, but the nearby Netherfield railway station on the neighbouring Nottingham-Skegness line had already taken that name.

Service
There is generally an hourly service from Carlton, with trains running westbound to Crewe via Nottingham and eastbound to Newark Castle with a few continuing to Lincoln at peak times and in the evening. There is a reduced service on Sundays.

The station has a PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets can be bought together for a cheaper price. It is in the same area as Beeston, Bulwell, Netherfield and Nottingham stations.