Thornton Abbey railway station

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Thornton Abbey
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General information
Location Thornton Abbey, North Lincolnshire
England
Coordinates 53°39′16″N0°19′23″W / 53.6545°N 0.3231°W / 53.6545; -0.3231
Grid reference TA109188
Managed by East Midlands Railway
Platforms2 [1]
Other information
Station codeTNA
History
Original company Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Great Central Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
August 1849 [2] opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase2.svg 1,114

Thornton Abbey railway station is close to the site of Thornton Abbey in North Lincolnshire, England.

Contents

It was built by the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway in 1849, replacing a temporary one at Thornton Curtis. It also serves the village of Thornton Curtis and is managed by East Midlands Railway.

Services

All services at Thornton Abbey are operated by East Midlands Railway using Class 170 DMUs.

The typical off-peak service is one train every two hours in each direction between Cleethorpes and Barton-on-Humber. [3]

On Sundays, the station is served by four trains per day in each direction during the summer months only. No services call at the station on Sundays during the winter months.

Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Goxhill   East Midlands Railway
  Ulceby

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References

References

  1. King 2019, p. 79.
  2. Butt 1995, p. 229.
  3. Table 28 National Rail timetable, June 2024


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