Goxhill railway station

Goxhill railway station serves the village of Goxhill in North Lincolnshire, England. It was built by the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway in 1848. The station is on the Barton Line 17 miles (27 km) north west of Cleethorpes and all trains serving it are operated by East Midlands Railway.

Goxhill
National Rail
General information
LocationGoxhill, North Lincolnshire
England
Coordinates53.67668°N 0.33734°W / 53.67668; -0.33734
Grid referenceTA099213
Managed byEast Midlands Railway
Platforms2[1]
Other information
Station codeGOX
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyGreat Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
1 March 1848opened
Passengers
2017/18Increase 14,362
2018/19Decrease 13,716
2019/20Decrease 12,432
2020/21Decrease 1,510
2021/22Increase 7,728
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

It is the last station, when travelling from Cleethorpes towards Barton, to still have two platforms and the original station buildings. The buildings are no longer in railway use (the station has been unstaffed since 1969) and are in private ownership.[2] The station signal box controls a nearby level crossing that still (as of summer 2016) has manually-wound wooden gates rather than modern lifting barriers. Since the main line was re-signalled in January 2016, the box has become the 'fringe' on this route to the York Rail Operating Centre.

Between 1911 and 1963, it was also the junction for the Barton & Immingham Light Railway line to Immingham Dock via Killingholme.[3][4] This route was single line throughout and left the present route just south of the station.

Facilities

The station is unmanned and has only basic amenities - a single shelter on the southbound platform, a payphone and timetable poster boards on each side. Tickets must be purchased prior to travel or on the train. Step-free access is available to each side via the level crossing.[5]

Goxhill Station was notable for being the last operational British Rail railway station to retain original Eastern Region of British Railways enamelled "totem" signs on the platform lamp-posts - one or two of these were dark-reddish/maroon rather than Eastern Region ultramarine dark blue, the reason for this being unclear. These totems were finally replaced with more modern-style signage towards the end of 1988.[6]

Services

All services at Goxhill are operated by East Midlands Railway using Class 170 DMUs.

The typical Monday-Saturday service is one train every two hours between Cleethorpes and Barton-on-Humber.[7]

There is a Sunday service of four trains per day in each direction during the summer months only. There are no winter Sunday services at the station.

Services were previously operated by Northern Trains but transferred to East Midlands Railway as part of the May 2021 timetable changes.[8][9]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
East Midlands Railway
Historical railways
Line and station closed
Great Central Railway
Line and station closed
Great Central Railway
Line and station open

References

References

  1. King 2019, pp. 79–80.
  2. "Goxhill Railway Station - BCCRP" (PDF). yccrp.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  3. "The Changing Face of Immingham Docks Station". Grimsby Telegraph. 4 December 2009. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  4. "Barton & Immingham Light Railway". Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  5. "Goxhill (GOX)". National Rail Enquiries.
  6. Furness, Brennan, Richard, David (2002). British Railways Station Totems. Personal copy: Sutton Publishing.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. Table 28 National Rail timetable, May 2021
  8. "May 2021 Timetable Changes - Goxhill". East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  9. "May Milestone for MML Timetable". Modern Railways. No. 872. May 2021. p. 23.


Sources

  • 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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