Kirton Lindsey railway station

Kirton Lindsey railway station serves the town of Kirton in Lindsey in North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England. The station was opened in 1849 on the former main line of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway which became part of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway.^[1]

Kirton Lindsey
Kirton Lindsey station platform looking NE towards Kirton Tunnel and Brigg
General information
Location	Kirton in Lindsey, North Lincolnshire England
Coordinates	53.485°N 0.594°W / 53.485; -0.594
Grid reference	SK933996
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	KTL
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1849
Passengers
2019/20	272
2020/21	10
2021/22	68
2022/23	94
2023/24	294
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station was built with two flanking platforms with the main station building on the Sheffield-bound side at the top of a long approach road. The Grimsby-bound platform had a simple waiting shelter and the platforms were linked by a latticed footbridge. The footbridge and Grimsby bound platform have since been removed and the route reduced to a single track at this point.

As of 2023, the station was the fourth least used in the UK, with 94 entries and exits.^[2]

Service

All services at Kirton Lindsey are operated by Northern Trains.

As of 21 May 2023, this station is served by only two trains per day on weekdays only, one to Sheffield and one to Cleethorpes. There is no weekend service.^[3]

Between October 1993 and May 2023, the station was served by 3 trains in each direction between Sheffield and Cleethorpes on Saturdays only, with no services running on weekdays or Sundays.^[4][5]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Gainsborough Central		Northern Trains Brigg Branch Line Limited service		Brigg
	Historical railways
Northorpe Line open, station closed		Great Central Railway Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway		Scawby Line open, station closed

References

1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.22
2. "All change for most used stations as Elizabeth line shakes up top 10". Office of Rail and Road. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
3. "Timetable change | May 2023". Northern Trains. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
4. Table 30 National Rail timetable, December 2022
5. GB NRT October 1993 Edition, Table 29

External links

• Timetable for train services on Northern Rail's website Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
• Train times and station information for Kirton Lindsey railway station from National Rail