Metheringham railway station

Metheringham railway station serves the village of Metheringham in Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the Peterborough–Lincoln line. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, which provides all its rail services.

Metheringham
LocationMetheringham, North Kesteven
England
Coordinates53.139°N 0.391°W / 53.139; -0.391
Grid referenceTF077614
Managed byEast Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeMGM
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyGreat Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 August 1882Opened as Blankney and Metheringham
11 September 1961Closed for passengers
15 June 1964closed for goods
6 October 1975Reopened as Metheringham
Passengers
2015/16 106,248
2016/17 99,704
2017/18 99,490
2018/19 101,878
2019/20 95,698
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station opened to passengers on 1 July 1882 as Blankney and Metheringham. It closed to them on 11 September 1961 but reopened on 6 October 1975 as Metheringham.[1] It was being refurbished in 2019. The signal box at the south end of the station is labelled "Blankney". It formerly operated the level crossing on the B1189 road, but it closed in 2014, with its functions passing to the Lincoln Signalling Control Centre.].[2]

Names
  • Blankney & Metheringham
  • Metheringham (from 6 October 1975)
Blankney & Metheringham in 1961

Services

The station is unstaffed, with limited facilities: two shelters, bicycle storage, timetables and modern "Help Points". The full range of tickets for travel can be bought from the inspector on the train at no extra cost. There are no retail facilities at the station.

There is a basic hourly, Monday-to-Saturday service calling in each direction between Lincoln Central and Sleaford. In the daytime, southbound trains continue to Peterborough and a few northbound trains continue to Doncaster.[3]

There is no Sunday service.

Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
East Midlands Railway
Mondays-Saturdays only
Historical railways
Line open, station closed
Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway
Line open, station closed

References
  1. "Topics". Railway Magazine. Vol. 121 no. 896. December 1975. p. 583.
  2. Jacobs, Gerald (2006). Railway Track Diagrams – Eastern. Bradford-On-Avon: Trackmaps. p. 27. ISBN 0-9549866-2-8.
  3. GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 18 (Network Rail)
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