Gainsborough Lea Road railway station is the major station in the town of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

Gainsborough is a town 15 miles north-west of Lincoln on the River Trent within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. At one time it served as an important port with trade downstream to Hull, and was the most inland in England, being more than 55 miles from the North...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. The town's other station is Gainsborough Central

Gainsborough Central railway station

Gainsborough Central railway station is a railway station in the town of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. The town's other station is the busier Gainsborough Lea Road...

. The station is 14.25 miles (23 km) northwest of Lincoln Central

Lincoln Central railway station

Lincoln Central railway station serves the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. The station is operated by East Midlands Trains, who provide services along with Northern Rail and East Coast....

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The station opened in 1849 on a single line of the Great Northern Railway

Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)

The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....

, who ran four trains a day from Gainsborough to Lincoln.

Location

Compared to Gainsborough Central, Lea Road is very inconveniently sited, being around a 20 minute walk from the town centre. Whilst there is a bus between the station and the town centre, this is not timetabled to connect with train services.

Services

Monday to Saturdays on the Sheffield-Lincoln Line there is generally an hourly service westbound to Sheffield and beyond and eastbound to Lincoln Central with a two-hourly service on Sundays.

On the Doncaster-Lincoln Line there are 5 East Midlands Trains

East Midlands Trains

East Midlands Trains is a British passenger train operating company. Based in Derby, it provides train services in the East Midlands, chiefly in the counties of Lincolnshire, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Northamptonshire, and between the East Midlands and London...

 per day Monday to Saturday direct to Doncaster

Doncaster railway station

Doncaster railway station serves the town of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the East Coast Main Line north of London Kings Cross, and is about five minutes walk from Doncaster town centre. The station is managed by East Coast...

 northbound and Lincoln Central southbound with some trains extending to Peterborough

Peterborough railway station

Peterborough railway station serves the city of Peterborough, England. It is located approximately north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line...

 run by Class 153 units.