Market Rasen railway station
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Market Rasen railway station serves the town of Market Rasen
in Lincolnshire
, England
. It was built by the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway
, with the opening of the line, in 1848. The station was substantial structure with an overall roof below which all the usual station facilities could be found including a W. H. Smith bookstall.
Nowadays it is on the "Grimsby - Lincoln - Newark" line and is managed by East Midlands Trains
.
eastbound.
There is no Sunday service during the winter months.
Market Rasen
Market Rasen is a town and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the River Rase northeast of Lincoln, east of Gainsborough and southwest of Grimsby. According to the 2001 census, it has a population of 3,200....
in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, 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...
. It was built by the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway
Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway
The Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway was an early British railway company which existed between 1845 and 1847 with the intention of providing rail services between Grimsby, New Holland and Gainsborough in the county of Lincolnshire...
, with the opening of the line, in 1848. The station was substantial structure with an overall roof below which all the usual station facilities could be found including a W. H. Smith bookstall.
Nowadays it is on the "Grimsby - Lincoln - Newark" line and is managed by 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...
.
Services
Monday to Saturdays there is generally a train every two hours towards Newark North Gate westbound and Grimsby TownGrimsby Town railway station
Grimsby Town railway station serves the town of Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire, England. It is currently operated by First TransPennine Express, and is also served by Northern Rail and East Midlands Trains...
eastbound.
There is no Sunday service during the winter months.