Rolleston station is a stop on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line. It is located around half a mile from the small village of Rolleston, one of the Trent-side villages near Southwell in Nottinghamshire, England. The station adjoins Southwell Racecourse.

History

The station was opened on 4 August 1846, with services running between Nottingham and Lincoln. The branch line to Southwell was opened in 1847, but the Midland Railway suspended passenger services for a while during the 1850s; these were restored from 1 August 1860 as the Midland Railway saw demand for a planned new line through Southwell to Mansfield. On Saturday 5 December 1874, John Bradwell, senior churchwarden at Southwell Minster, stopped on the foot crossing. As he was very deaf, he did not hear an approaching train which knocked him down. The stationmaster arranged for him to be taken by train to Newark-on-Trent but, just as the local surgeon arrived at Newark Castle station, the victim had died from his injuries. The inquest recommended that a footbridge be installed. The station was previously known as Rolleston Junction, as it used to be the junction for the railway line to Southwell and Mansfield, which in its latter years played host to the Southwell Paddy service. This line closed to passengers in June 1959, although the service beyond Southwell had ended three decades earlier. The name also avoided confusion with Rolleston-on-Dove railway station on the line between Burton upon Trent and Egginton Junction.

Stationmasters

Facilities

Rolleston is on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line; its neighbouring stations are Newark Castle, around 4 miles east, and Fiskerton, around 3/4 mile west. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, who provide services to the station. The station is unstaffed and offers limited facilities other than two shelters, bicycle storage, timetables and modern help points. The full range of tickets can be purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost, as there are no retail facilities at this station.

Services

All services at Rolleston are operated by East Midlands Railway. The typical off-peak service is: The station is also served by a small number of trains between Leicester, Nottingham, Lincoln and Grimsby Town. There is also a two-hourly service on Sundays: trains run between Nottingham, Lincoln and Grimsby with no service to Crewe.