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General information | |
Location | Metheringham, North Kesteven England |
Coordinates | 53°08′20″N0°23′28″W / 53.139°N 0.391°W Coordinates: 53°08′20″N0°23′28″W / 53.139°N 0.391°W |
Grid reference | TF077614 |
Managed by | East Midlands Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | MGM |
Classification | DfT category F2 |
History | |
Original company | Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
1 August 1882 | Opened as Blankney and Metheringham |
11 September 1961 | Closed for passengers |
15 June 1964 | closed for goods |
6 October 1975 | Reopened as Metheringham |
Passengers | |
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Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Metheringham railway station serves the village of Metheringham in Lincolnshire,England. It lies on the Peterborough–Lincoln line. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway,which provides all its rail services.
The station opened to passengers on 1 July 1882 as Blankney and Metheringham. It closed to them on 11 September 1961 but reopened on 6 October 1975 as Metheringham. [1] It was being refurbished in 2019. The signal box at the south end of the station is labelled "Blankney". It formerly operated the level crossing on the B1189 road,but it closed in 2014,with its functions passing to the Lincoln Signalling Control Centre.]. [2]
The station is unstaffed,and offers limited facilities. Both platforms have shelters and modern help points. There is a small car park and bicycle storage facility at the station. The full range of tickets for travel can be bought from the guard on the train at no extra cost as there are no retail facilities at the station. [3]
All services at Metheringham are operated by East Midlands Railway.
On weekdays and Saturdays,the station is generally served by an hourly service northbound to Lincoln and southbound to Peterborough via Sleaford. Five trains per day are extended beyond Lincoln to Doncaster. The station is also served by a single daily service to and from Newark North Gate. [4]
There is no Sunday service at the station.
Preceding station | ![]() | Following station | ||
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Lincoln | East Midlands Railway
| Ruskington | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Line open,station closed | Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway | Line open,station closed |
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