Lincolnshire is a large county in England with a sparse population distribution,which leads to problems funding all sorts of transport. The transport history is long and varied,with much of the road network still based on the Roman model,and the once extensive rail network a shadow of its former self.
Newark Northgate railway station is on the East Coast Main Line serving the town of Newark-on-Trent,Nottinghamshire,England. It is 120 miles 8 chains (193.3 km) down the line from London King's Cross and is situated on the main line between Grantham to the south and Retford to the north. The station is Grade II listed.
Grantham railway station is on the East Coast Main Line,serving the market town of Grantham,Lincolnshire,England .It is 105 miles 38 chains (169.7 km) down the line from London King's Cross and is situated on the main line between Peterborough to the south and Newark North Gate to the north.
Gainsborough Lea Road is one of two railway stations that serve the town of Gainsborough in Lincolnshire,England,the other being Gainsborough Central,which is located in the town centre. The station is managed by East Midlands Railway and is located 14+1⁄4 miles (23 km) northwest of Lincoln Central on the A156 Lea Road in the south of the town. It opened in 1867 on a single line of the Great Northern Railway,who ran four trains a day from Gainsborough to Lincoln.
Cleethorpes railway station is a railway station serving the seaside town of Cleethorpes in Lincolnshire,England. The station is managed by TransPennine Express,with East Midlands Railway and Northern Services also using the station. The station is the terminus and start of multiple services.
Dodworth railway station serves the village of Dodworth,in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley,South Yorkshire,England. The station is 2 miles 71 chains (4.6 km) west of Barnsley on the Penistone Line between Huddersfield and Sheffield.
The Grantham–Skegness line,originally promoted as the "Poacher Line",runs for 55 miles (89 km) between Grantham and Skegness in Lincolnshire,England. Trains on this route originate from Nottingham via the Nottingham to Grantham Line as an hourly through service from Nottingham to Skegness,with slower stopping services at peak times. The line is operated by East Midlands Railway British Rail Class 170 "Turbostar" and British Rail Class 158 "Sprinter Express" diesel multiple units.
Ancaster railway station serves the village of Ancaster in Lincolnshire,England. The station is 11.5 miles (19 km) north of Grantham on the Nottingham to Skegness Line.
Sleaford railway station serves the town of Sleaford in Lincolnshire,England. It lies on the Peterborough–Lincoln line. The station is 21 miles (34 km) south of Lincoln Central.
Heckington railway station is located in the village of Heckington in Lincolnshire,England. The old station building houses the Heckington Station Railway and Heritage Museum.
Swineshead railway station serves the village of Swineshead in Lincolnshire,England. Although named Swineshead,the station is,in reality,located in the hamlet of Swineshead Bridge some miles north of Swineshead. The line was opened by the Boston,Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway.
Hubberts Bridge railway station serves the village of Hubberts Bridge in Lincolnshire,England. It is located on the Sleaford to Boston section of the Nottingham to Skegness line. Opened along with the line by the Boston,Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway in 1859,The eastbound platform is longer than the westbound platform:it can accommodate a three-car train,whereas the westbound platform can only accommodate a two-car train.
Thorpe Culvert railway station serves the village of Thorpe St Peter in Lincolnshire,England. It is situated 7 miles (11 km) from Skegness and 16.75 miles (27 km) from Boston.
Wainfleet railway station serves the town of Wainfleet All Saints in Lincolnshire,England. The station has its own signal box at the east end of the platforms,which is next to the level crossing. Wainfleet station is 5 miles (8 km) west of Skegness on the Skegness - Grantham - Nottingham Poacher Line.
Spalding railway station serves the town of Spalding,Lincolnshire,England. It lies on the Peterborough–Lincoln line.
Ruskington railway station serves the village of Ruskington in Lincolnshire,England. It opened in 1882 as part of the Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway between Sleaford and Lincoln Central. It closed in 1961 but was reopened in 1975.
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.
Swinderby railway station serves the villages of Swinderby,North Scarle,Eagle and Morton Hall in Lincolnshire,England. The station is 8.75 miles (14 km) south west of Lincoln Central on the Nottingham to Lincoln Central Line,owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway who provide all services.
The Boston,Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway opened a railway line between Grantham and Boston,through Sleaford,England. It opened in two stages,in 1857 and 1859.
The Grantham and Lincoln railway line was a line in Lincolnshire,built by the Great Northern Railway to shorten the distance between the town of Grantham and city of Lincoln. It had already formed a network in Lincolnshire,but the route from London and points south and west of Grantham was very indirect.
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