Metheringham railway station

Metheringham
Location	Metheringham, North Kesteven England
Coordinates	53°08′20″N 0°23′28″W / 53.139°N 0.391°W / 53.139; -0.391Coordinates: 53°08′20″N 0°23′28″W / 53.139°N 0.391°W / 53.139; -0.391
Grid reference	TF077614
Managed by	East Midlands Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	MGM
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 August 1882	Opened as Blankney and Metheringham
11 September 1961	Closed for passengers
15 June 1964	closed for goods
6 October 1975	Reopened as Metheringham
Passengers
2016/17	99,704
2017/18	99,490
2018/19	101,878
2019/20	95,698
2020/21	27,000
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

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

Facilities[]

The station is unstaffed, and offers limited facilities. Both platforms have shelters and modern help points. There is a small car park and bicycle storage facility at the station. The full range of tickets for travel can be bought from the guard on the train at no extra cost as there are no retail facilities at the station.^[3]

Services[]

All services at Metheringham are operated by East Midlands Railway.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[4]

• 1 tph to Lincoln
• 1 tph to Peterborough

There are also a few trains that continue beyond Lincoln to Doncaster whilst evening services terminate at Sleaford instead of Peterborough.

There is no Sunday service.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Lincoln		East Midlands Railway Peterborough to Lincoln Line Monday-Saturday only		Ruskington
Historical railways
Nocton and Dunston Line open, station closed		Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway Peterborough to Lincoln Line		Scopwick and Timberland Line open, station closed

References[]

External links[]

• Train times and station information for Metheringham railway station from National Rail