Alfreton railway station
Alfreton 
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Alfreton railway station in 2008
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| Location | |
| Place | Alfreton |
| Local authority | Borough of Amber Valley |
| Grid reference | SK422561 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ALF |
| Managed by | East Midlands Trains |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.212 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.225 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.241 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.270 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.283 million |
| History | |
| 1 May 1862 | Station opens as Alfreton |
| 7 November 1891 | Station renamed Alfreton and South Normanton |
| 2 January 1967 | Station closes |
| 7 May 1973 | Station reopens as Alfreton and Mansfield Parkway |
| 1995 | Station renamed Alfreton |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Alfreton from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Alfreton railway station serves the town of Alfreton in Derbyshire, England. The station is on the Erewash Valley Line 18 1⁄4 miles (29.4 km) north of Nottingham.
As of late 2009 Alfreton is a Penalty fare station when travelling on East Midlands Trains services.
Opened by the Midland Railway as Alfreton on 1 May 1862, the station was renamed Alfreton and South Normanton on 7 November 1891. It became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The British Railways Board then closed the station on 2 January 1967.
When the station reopened on 7 May 1973, it was given the name Alfreton and Mansfield Parkway, as the nearby town of Mansfield in Nottinghamshire did not have a railway station of its own (in fact, it was then the largest town in Britain without one). Following the reopening of the Robin Hood Line in 1995, Mansfield regained its own station and Alfreton station reverted to its original name, although there are still some road signs showing the 'Parkway' name.
When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by the Intercity Sector until the Privatisation of British Railways.
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