Thornton Abbey railway station

Railway station in North Lincolnshire, England

53°39′16″N 0°19′23″W / 53.6545°N 0.3231°W / 53.6545; -0.3231Grid referenceTA109188Managed byEast Midlands RailwayPlatforms2[1]Other informationStation codeTNAHistoryOriginal companyGreat Grimsby and Sheffield Junction RailwayPre-groupingGreat Central RailwayPost-groupingLNERKey datesAugust 1849[2]openedPassengers2018/19Increase 1,1142019/20Decrease 7082020/21Decrease 2382021/22Increase 7542022/23Increase 1,134
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Station with Thornton Abbey gatehouse visible in background.
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Thornton Abbey railway station is close to the site of Thornton Abbey in North Lincolnshire, England.

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 National Rail Following station
Goxhill   East Midlands Railway
  Ulceby

References

References

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


Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • King, Paul (2019). The Railways of North-east Lincolnshire, Part 2: Stations. Grimsby: Pyewipe Publications. ISBN 978-1-9164603-1-7.
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