General information | |
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Location | Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire England |
Coordinates | 53°33′49″N0°05′13″W / 53.56355°N 0.08700°W |
Grid reference | TA267091 |
Managed by | TransPennine Express |
Platforms | 3 |
Train operators | |
Construction | |
Parking | Paid car park available (59 spaces, 4 accessible) |
Accessible | Yes |
Other information | |
Station code | GMB |
Classification | DfT category D |
History | |
Opened | 29 February 1848 |
Original company | Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.457 million |
Interchange | 11,483 |
2019/20 | 0.432 million |
Interchange | 10,317 |
2020/21 | 98,534 |
Interchange | 2,301 |
2021/22 | 0.318 million |
Interchange | 13,676 |
2022/23 | 0.316 million |
Interchange | 14,427 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail &Road |
Grimsby Town railway station serves the town of Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire, England. It is operated on a daily basis by TransPennine Express, and is also served by East Midlands Railway and Northern Trains services. The station is located on the South Humberside Main Line, which runs between Cleethorpes and Doncaster, and is part of the South TransPennine Route.
Grimsby Town was opened on 29 February 1848, when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway opened its line from New Holland to Grimsby. [1] It also served as the terminus of the later East Lincolnshire Railway to Boston, until the closure of the ELR line to passengers in October 1970 following the Beeching cuts.
On 13 November 1907 a fireman was killed in an accident at the station: while oiling his locomotive, five trucks were shunted on to the end of the train. The impact sent the train forward and the fireman was trapped in the machinery. He could not be rescued without the engine being reversed and backed to its original place, and this action resulted in him being mangled in the machinery and he was killed. [2]
In a collision on 15 July 1930, 32 people were injured when a train from New Holland crashed into an express train from Sheffield which was stationary in Grimsby Station. [3]
The station's main roof, covering platforms 1 and 2, was renewed from its original as-built form in 1978. [4]
The station was substantially refurbished by then-franchise owners First TransPennine Express between 2007 and 2008, which involved the internal refurbishment of the ticket office and waiting areas, and the installation of updated departure boards and customer information screens, and a new 'ATOS Anne' public address system.[ citation needed ]
In 2011 an overbridge was added to the eastern side of the station between platforms 1 and 2, which was opened by then-Great Grimsby MP Austin Mitchell on 19 July that year.[ citation needed ] The overbridge's integrated lifts permit step-free access to all three platforms. [5]
The Yarborough Hotel, adjacent to the station building, was constructed in 1851 to serve the railway; and takes its name from the Earl of Yarborough, who was a director of the railway company. The hotel opened with the promise of being 'replete with every accommodation' and offering 'warm, cold and shower baths'. [6] It is now owned and operated as a pub, restaurant and hotel by JD Wetherspoon. [7]
Grimsby Town has three platforms, all of which can be accessed via step-free means:
A self-service ticket machine is also available in the station forecourt for purchasing tickets and collecting pre-paid tickets, and customer help points are available on platforms 1 and 2. The station also features a not-for-profit indoor bicycle parking and repair facility at the Cycle Hub (formerly the station's parcels office), which is accessible both from inside the station and from the station exterior. [9]
The station is part of the PlusBus scheme which, when purchased along with a train ticket, permits unlimited use of Stagecoach buses in the Grimsby and Cleethorpes urban area. [10] Buses do not call at the station itself, but instead call at the stops on nearby Bethlehem Street and the Riverhead bus interchange: there is also a taxi rank located on Station Approach.
Services at Grimsby Town are operated by TransPennine Express, East Midlands Railway, and Northern Trains.
London North Eastern Railway will commence direct services between Cleethorpes and London King's Cross (via Lincoln) in May 2024, using bi-mode Class 800 trains, [16] following the previous withdrawal of the region's direct services to London in 1992.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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East Midlands Railway | ||||
East Midlands Railway | Terminus | |||
East Midlands Railway Leicester to Grimsby | Limited Service | |||
Northern Trains Brigg Branch Line Very limited service | ||||
TransPennine Express | ||||
Disused railways | ||||
Terminus | Great Northern Railway | Line and station closed |
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