Boston railway station

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Boston
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General information
Location Boston, Boston
England
Coordinates 52°58′41″N0°01′52″W / 52.978°N 0.031°W / 52.978; -0.031
Grid reference TF323441
Managed by East Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBSN
Classification DfT category E
History
Opened17 October 1848 [1]
Passengers
2018/19Increase2.svg 0.227 million

Services

All services at Boston are operated by East Midlands Railway.

On weekdays and Saturdays, The station is served by an hourly service westbound to Nottingham via Grantham and eastbound to Skegness. [8]

On Sundays, the service is served by a limited service in each direction, with additional services during the summer months. Enhancements to the Sunday service are due to be made during the life of the East Midlands franchise. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Opening of the Great Northern Railway" . Northampton Mercury. England. 21 October 1848. Retrieved 28 June 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Changes in the Situation of Station-master at the Boston Station" . Lincolnshire Chronicle. England. 28 September 1855. Retrieved 2 September 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Mr. J.J. Reading's Departure from Boston" . Boston Guardian. England. 16 December 1899. Retrieved 2 September 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Boston in 1928" . Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian. England. 29 December 1928. Retrieved 2 September 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Stationmaster Retires" . Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian. England. 29 January 1949. Retrieved 2 September 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "New Station Master for Boston" . Lincolnshire Echo. England. 27 January 1949. Retrieved 2 September 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Railways now lack personal touch" . Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian. England. 5 March 1955. Retrieved 2 September 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ Table 19 National Rail timetable, May 2022
  9. ↑ "East Midlands Rail Franchise". Department for Transport. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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