Editing Worksop (section)

==Transport==
===Waterways===
[[File:Chesterfield Canal - Approaching Shireoaks Bottom Lock No 44 - geograph.org.uk - 768506.jpg|
thumb|Chesterfield canal, near Worksop]]

Worksop is connected to the [[Waterways in the United Kingdom|UK Inland Waterways]] network by the [[Chesterfield Canal]]. It was built to export coal, limestone and lead from Derbyshire; iron from Chesterfield; and corn, deals, timber, groceries and general merchandise into Derbyshire. Today, the canal is used for leisure purposes together with the adjacent [[Sandhill Lake]].<ref name="greeninf">{{cite web |title=Worksop Central Green Infrastructure Strategy |url=https://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/media/6704/dpd-001-worksop-central-green-infrastructure-strategy-december-2021.pdf |publisher=Bassetlaw District Council |access-date=2 January 2023 |pages=27, 36 |date=December 2021}}</ref>

===Railway===
[[File: Worksop railway station MMB 07.jpg |thumb|right|Worksop station]]

{{Main|Worksop railway station}}

Worksop lies on the [[Sheffield-Lincoln line]] and the [[Robin Hood line]]. [[Northern (train operating company)|Northern]] services run between [[Sheffield station|Sheffield]], [[Lincoln railway station|Lincoln]] and [[Leeds railway station|Leeds]];<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern |work=Northern Railway |date=May 2023 |access-date=15 July 2023 |url= https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/travel/timetables }}</ref> [[East Midlands Railway]] services from [[Nottingham railway station|Nottingham]], via [[Mansfield railway station, Nottinghamshire|Mansfield]], terminate at the station.<ref>{{Cite web |work=East Midlands Railway |title=Timetables |date=May 2023 |access-date=15 July 2023 |url= https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/timetables }}</ref>

===Roads===
Worksop lies on the [[A57 road|A57]] and [[A60 road|A60]], with links to the [[A1 road (Great Britain)|A1]] and [[M1 motorway|M1]]. The A57 Worksop bypass was opened on Thursday 1 May 1986, by [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State]] [[Michael Spicer]] and the Chairman of Bassetlaw council. The bypass had been due to open in October 1986 and was built by [[A.F. Budge]] of Retford;<ref>''Retford Times'' Thursday 1 May 1986, page 18</ref> as part of the contract, a small part of the A60, Turner Road, was opened on Monday 29 September 1986, three months early.<ref>''Retford Times'' Thursday 2 October 1986, page 1</ref>

The main arterial roundabout into the town, located on the A57, has for a long time been known locally as "The Gulf of Worksop"

===Cycling===
[[National Cycle Route 6]], a waymarked route between [[London]] and the [[Lake District]], passes through the town.<ref name="greeninf" />

===Buses===
[[Stagecoach East Midlands]] operates bus services in and around the town, with destinations including [[Doncaster]], [[Rotherham]], [[Chesterfield, Derbyshire|Chesterfield]] and [[Nottingham]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stops in Worksop |work=Bus Times |date=2023 |access-date=15 July 2023 |url= https://bustimes.org/localities/worksop }}</ref>