Wainfleet railway station
Wainfleet  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Wainfleet All Saints, East Lindsey England |
| Coordinates | 53°06′18″N 0°14′06″E / 53.105°N 0.235°E |
| Grid reference | TF497587 |
| Managed by | East Midlands Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | WFL |
| Classification | DfT category F1 |
| History | |
| Opened | 24 October 1871 |
| Original company | Wainfleet and Firsby Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  42,160 |
| 2019/20 | 38,752 |
| 2020/21 | 10,440 |
| 2021/22 |  32,612 |
| 2022/23 | 40,994 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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.
The station is now owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway who provide all rail services.
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.
History[edit]
The station was opened by the Wainfleet and Firsby Railway for passenger traffic on 24 October 1871.[1] The passenger service was extended from Wainfleet to Skegness on 28 July 1873.[1]
On 23 June 1881 there was an accident on a service from Skegness to Nottingham.[2] A carriage left the rails at Wainfleet which derailed the carriages behind it which resulted in injuries to several passengers including one with a broken leg.
From 1896 the Wainfleet and Firsby Railway was taken over by the Great Northern Railway.
Stationmasters[edit]
- Thomas Poole ca .1872
- Thomas Ramsden Wharam ca. 1876
- Robert John Lewin 1882[3] - ca. 1894 (formerly station master at Ancaster)
- Herbert Brader 1896[4] (afterwards station master at Bourne)
- George Guy before 1900
- Charles E. Riddout ca. 1900 ca. 1904
- Frank L. Curtis ca. 1913
- Robert Bruntlett ca. 1919
- Frank Pickworth ca. 1926
- Arthur White 1930 - 1947[5]
- William George Lusher ca. 1950 ca. 1961
Services[edit]
All services at Wainfleet 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.[6]
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.[7]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | East Midlands Railway |
Skegness | ||
| Thorpe Culvert Limited Service
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Havenhouse Limited Service
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| Disused railways | ||||
| Great Northern Railway | ||||
See also[edit]
Firsby to Skegness railway branch line
References[edit]
- ^ a b Grant, Donald J (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain. Matador Publishers. p. 580. ISBN 9781785893537.
- ^ "Accident to a Skegness Train". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 1 July 1881. Retrieved 4 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ancaster. Presentation". Grantham Journal. England. 4 February 1882. Retrieved 4 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Lincolnshire. New Stationmaster for Bourne". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 18 November 1896. Retrieved 4 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Stationmaster Retires". Boston Guardian. England. 16 April 1947. Retrieved 4 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Table 19 National Rail timetable, May 2022
- ^ "East Midlands Rail Franchise". Department for Transport. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
External links[edit]
Media related to Wainfleet railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Wainfleet railway station from National Rail