Thornton Abbey railway station

Thornton Abbey railway station is close to the site of Thornton Abbey in North Lincolnshire, England.

Thornton Abbey
National Rail
General information
LocationThornton Abbey, North Lincolnshire
England
Coordinates53.6545°N 0.3231°W / 53.6545; -0.3231
Grid referenceTA109188
Managed byEast Midlands Railway
Platforms2[1]
Other information
Station codeTNA
History
Original companyGreat Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
August 1849[2]opened
Passengers
2017/18Increase 1,042
2018/19Increase 1,114
2019/20Decrease 708
2020/21Decrease 238
2021/22Increase 754
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Station with Thornton Abbey gatehouse visible in background.

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 Monday-Saturday service is one train every two hours between Cleethorpes and Barton-on-Humber.[3]

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.[4][5]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
East Midlands Railway

References

References

  1. King 2019, p. 79.
  2. Butt 1995, p. 229.
  3. Table 28 National Rail timetable, May 2021
  4. "May 2021 Timetable Changes - Thornton Abbey". East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. "May Milestone for MML Timetable". Modern Railways. No. 872. May 2021. p. 23.


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