Thorpe Culvert railway station

Thorpe Culvert railway station serves the village of Thorpe St Peter in Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 7 miles (11 km) from Skegness and 16.75 miles (27 km) from Boston.

Thorpe Culvert
National Rail
General information
LocationThorpe St Peter, East Lindsey
England
Coordinates53.12303°N 0.19937°E / 53.12303; 0.19937
Grid referenceTF472606
Managed byEast Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeTPC
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Opened24 October 1871 (1871-10-24)
Original companyWainfleet and Firsby Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Passengers
2017/18Decrease 148
2018/19Increase 258
2019/20Decrease 140
2020/21Decrease 32
2021/22Increase 580
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station is now owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway who provide all rail services.

A signal box is present at the West end of the station to supervise a level crossing, however, the station itself 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

The station was opened by the Wainfleet and Firsby Railway for passenger traffic on 24 October 1871[1] when the line opened between Firsby and Wainfleet. The passenger service was extended from Wainfleet to Skegness on 28 July 1873.[1]

From 1896 the Wainfleet and Firsby Railway was taken over by the Great Northern Railway. Originally a single line the route was doubled by the GNR and this reached Thorpe Culvert on 9 July 1899.

Services

All services at Thorpe Culvert are operated by East Midlands Railway.

On weekdays and Saturdays, the station is served by a limited service of two trains per day in each direction, westbound to Nottingham via Grantham and eastbound to Skegness.[2]

There is no Sunday service at the station, although a normal service operates on most Bank Holidays.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Boston   East Midlands Railway
  Wainfleet
Disused railways
Great Northern Railway

References
  1. Grant, Donald J (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain. Matador Publishers. p. 580. ISBN 9781785893537.
  2. Table 19 National Rail timetable, May 2022
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