Opened by the Midland Railway in 1846, the original station buildings disappeared long ago, though the Italianate crossing keeper’s house [in a style commonly found along this route] still stands as a private dwelling. The platforms at Bleasby are skewed, on either side of the level crossing, which is controlled by automatic barriers. Many trains on the Newark to Nottingham route don’t stop here, so local people have to plan their trips to the city carefully to ensure a conveniently timed return journey.
Oil tanker trains from the Lindsey refinery to Kingsbury oil terminal also use this route, but although there are paths provided for them on the daily working timetable, they actually only run on demand. The 11.52 from Bleasby is about to depart on a Cleethorpes to Matlock Bath service on Tuesday 3/3/20.
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