Wainfleet railway station

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Wainfleet
National Rail
Wainfleet Railway Station.jpg
LocationWainfleet All Saints, East Lindsey
England
Coordinates53°06′18″N 0°14′06″E / 53.105°N 0.235°E / 53.105; 0.235Coordinates: 53°06′18″N 0°14′06″E / 53.105°N 0.235°E / 53.105; 0.235
Grid referenceTF497587
Managed byEast Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWFL
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
2016/17Decrease 46,326
2017/18Increase 47,216
2018/19Decrease 42,160
2019/20Decrease 38,752
2020/21Decrease 10,440
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Wainfleet railway station serves the town of Wainfleet All Saints in Lincolnshire, England. The station has its own signal box at the east end of the platforms, which is next to the level crossing. Wainfleet station is 5 miles (8 km) west of Skegness on the Skegness - Grantham - Nottingham Poacher Line.

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

The station 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] The passenger service was extended from Wainfleet to Skegness on 28 July 1873.[1]

On 23 June 1881 there was an accident on a service from Skegness to Nottingham.[2] A carriage left the rails at Wainfleet which derailed the carriages behind it which resulted in injuries to several passengers including one with a broken leg.

From 1896 the Wainfleet and Firsby Railway was taken over by the Great Northern Railway.

Stationmasters[]

  • Thomas Poole ca .1872
  • Thomas Ramsden Wharam ca. 1876
  • Robert John Lewin 1882[3] - ca. 1894 (formerly station master at Ancaster)
  • Herbert Brader 1896[4] (afterwards station master at Bourne)
  • George Guy before 1900
  • Charles E. Riddout ca. 1900 ca. 1904
  • Frank L. Curtis ca. 1913
  • Robert Bruntlett ca. 1919
  • Frank Pickworth ca. 1926
  • Arthur White 1930 - 1947[5]
  • William George Lusher ca. 1950 ca. 1961

Services[]

As of December 2018 there is an approximately hourly service in each direction on weekdays and Saturdays (Wainfleet being one of the four intermediate stations on the line to be served by all trains). Eastbound trains to Skegness take 8 minutes, and westbound trains to Nottingham between 1 hour 10 minutes and 1 hour 30 minutes).[6]

On Sundays, there are 4 daily services in each direction.

Preceding station   National Rail National Rail   Following station
East Midlands Railway
Poacher Line

See also[]

Firsby to Skegness railway branch line

References[]

  1. ^ a b Grant, Donald J (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain. Matador Publishers. p. 580. ISBN 9781785893537.
  2. ^ "Accident to a Skegness Train". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 1 July 1881. Retrieved 4 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Ancaster. Presentation". Grantham Journal. England. 4 February 1882. Retrieved 4 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Lincolnshire. New Stationmaster for Bourne". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 18 November 1896. Retrieved 4 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Stationmaster Retires". Boston Guardian. England. 16 April 1947. Retrieved 4 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ Table 19 National Rail timetable, December 2018

External links[]

Media related to Wainfleet railway station at Wikimedia Commons

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