Rauceby railway station
Rauceby  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | South Rauceby, North Kesteven England |
| Coordinates | 52°59′07″N 0°27′23″W / 52.985194°N 0.456265°W |
| Grid reference | TF037442 |
| Managed by | East Midlands Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | RAU |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  10,256 |
| 2019/20 |  9,234 |
| 2020/21 | 2,586 |
| 2021/22 | 4,298 |
| 2022/23 | 5,262 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Rauceby railway station is a station near the town of Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, lying close to the western border of the Parish of Old Sleaford and Quarrington just over half-a-mile south of the village of South Rauceby.
History[edit]
The railway station originally served Rauceby village and later from 1902 Rauceby Mental Hospital (the former Kesteven Lunatic Asylum, which lies immediately to the south of the railway station and was closed in 1997) and the village of South Rauceby in Lincolnshire, England. The line was built by the Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway. It now principally serves commuters living in the new housing estates that comprise the Greylees suburb of Sleaford.
The former leader of the Liberal Democrat Party, Nick Clegg, proposed to his wife on a platform at the station.[1]
Station[edit]
The station is now owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, which provides all rail services.
A local road crosses the line at the western edge of the platforms, where a signal box and manually operated crossing gates can be seen. The main Grantham to Sleaford road runs to the north of the railway station and crosses the line about a quarter of a mile north east of the station, where automatic barriers are used.
Rauceby still has a working signal box at west end of the station, however the station is unstaffed and offers limited facilities other than two shelters, bicycle storage, timetables and modern 'Help Points'. The full range of tickets for travel are purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost, there are no retail facilities at this station.
Services[edit]
In the winter 2023 timetable, there are four daily services eastward to Skegness and three westward to Nottingham via Grantham, all at peak hours only. There are no Sunday services. A normal service operates on most Bank holidays.[2]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| East Midlands Railway Mondays-Saturdays only |
References[edit]
- ^ Martin, Andrew (15 April 2010). "Railway stations and romance". Daily Express.
- ^ Table 58 National Rail timetable, December 2023
External links[edit]
- England - Lincolnshire (Map). 1:10,560. County series, Epoch 1. Ordnance Survey. 1891. Sheet 106/SW. ; Rauceby station on 1891 OS map.
- Train times and station information for Rauceby railway station from National Rail