Scunthorpe railway station
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Scunthorpe railway station serves the town of Scunthorpe
in North Lincolnshire
, England
. The station is located a short walk from the town centre, on Station Road.
As one approachs the station by road, there is a pay and display car park with around 50 spaces, including 2 disabled spaces. From the car park, it is a short walk to the Ticket Office, which is open between 05:45-19:30, Monday-Saturday, and 08:45-19:30 Sunday. Close to the entrance, there is a public telephone box.
The station has two platforms. Platform 1 serves mainly eastbound trains toward Grimsby/Cleethorpes, although some Northern Rail
"stopper" services toward Doncaster do use this platform through the day. All westbound First TransPennine Express
services, and most Northern Rail
services use Platform 2. This platform is accessible via a bridge over the tracks.
The station has limited seating on both platforms and three waiting rooms. There are toilets available on Platform 1, which are accessible only by requesting the key from the ticket office. These restrictions keep the toilets very clean, and they were awarded the title of "Loo of the Year" in 2005, under the "Railway Stations" category.
This is not the original Scunthorpe station. The original station was known as Frodingham
and located over half a mile to the east near the Brigg Road bridge (then a level crossing). It opened in 1864, it was replaced by a second station just 200 yd west from the first in 1887. This one was closed when the present station was opened on 11 March 1928. For over 40 years, the original station was known as "Scunthorpe & Frodingham".
From 1906, the town had another station serving the North Lindsey Light Railway
, a line which ran from Dawes Lane
, about half a mile to the east, to (originally) West Halton
.
and Sheffield: one is the limited stop TPE service that continues to Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport
, and the other is the local service operated by Northern Rail that calls at all intermediate stations en route.
On Sundays, there is a two-hourly TPE service each way in the mornings, improving to hourly in the afternoon.
A programme of major engineering work on the route between Thorne Junction and Scunthorpe in the summer of 2009 closed the line for 10 weeks to allow embankment reconstruction work to take place.
Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe is a town within North Lincolnshire, England. It is the administrative centre of the North Lincolnshire unitary authority, and had an estimated total resident population of 72,514 in 2010. A predominantly industrial town, Scunthorpe, the United Kingdom's largest steel processing centre,...
in North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. For ceremonial purposes it is part of Lincolnshire....
, 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 station is located a short walk from the town centre, on Station Road.
As one approachs the station by road, there is a pay and display car park with around 50 spaces, including 2 disabled spaces. From the car park, it is a short walk to the Ticket Office, which is open between 05:45-19:30, Monday-Saturday, and 08:45-19:30 Sunday. Close to the entrance, there is a public telephone box.
The station has two platforms. Platform 1 serves mainly eastbound trains toward Grimsby/Cleethorpes, although some Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
"stopper" services toward Doncaster do use this platform through the day. All westbound First TransPennine Express
First TransPennine Express
First TransPennine Express is a British train operating company. It is a joint operation between First Group and Keolis . It operates regular passenger services in northern England, including services linking the west and east coasts across the Pennines...
services, and most Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
services use Platform 2. This platform is accessible via a bridge over the tracks.
The station has limited seating on both platforms and three waiting rooms. There are toilets available on Platform 1, which are accessible only by requesting the key from the ticket office. These restrictions keep the toilets very clean, and they were awarded the title of "Loo of the Year" in 2005, under the "Railway Stations" category.
This is not the original Scunthorpe station. The original station was known as Frodingham
Frodingham railway station
Frodingham railway station was a railway station in Frodingham, Lincolnshire, England. It was open by the Trent, Ancholme and Grimsby Railway on 1 October 1866 and, like all the others built by that company, had staggered platforms set around the level crossing on the Brigg Road...
and located over half a mile to the east near the Brigg Road bridge (then a level crossing). It opened in 1864, it was replaced by a second station just 200 yd west from the first in 1887. This one was closed when the present station was opened on 11 March 1928. For over 40 years, the original station was known as "Scunthorpe & Frodingham".
From 1906, the town had another station serving the North Lindsey Light Railway
North Lindsey Light Railway
The North Lindsey Light Railway was a light railway in North Lincolnshire. It was later absorbed by the Great Central Railway and later, on grouping, it passed to the London and North Eastern Railway...
, a line which ran from Dawes Lane
Scunthorpe (Dawes Lane) railway station
Scunthorpe railway station was a small railway station, the original southern terminus of the North Lindsey Light Railway situated adjacent to the level crossing on Dawes Lane and about 1/2 mile east of the present main line station, opened in 1926, and about 1/8 mile east of Frodingham railway...
, about half a mile to the east, to (originally) West Halton
West Halton railway station
West Halton railway station was a station in West Halton, Lincolnshire. The station was built by the North Lindsey Light Railway on its line from Scunthorpe railway station to Whitton in north Lincolnshire. The station was opened with the first section of the line on 3 October 1906 and has now...
.
Layout
Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
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| ⇒ | Platform 1 | towards Cleethorpes Cleethorpes railway station Cleethorpes railway station is a rail terminus serving the seaside town of Cleethorpes in North East Lincolnshire. The station is operated by First TransPennine Express, and is also served by Northern Rail and East Midlands Trains.... |
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| ⇐ | Platform 2 | towards Manchester Airport | |
Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
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| Siding | towards Scunthorpe Steel Works | ⇒ | |
| Siding | towards Scunthorpe Steel Works | ⇒ | |
Services
There is a basic hourly service eastwards to Grimsby and Cleethorpes and two per hour westbound to DoncasterDoncaster 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...
and Sheffield: one is the limited stop TPE service that continues to Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport railway station
Manchester Airport railway station is the railway station that serves Manchester Airport and is built into the airport's terminal buildings. The station was opened together with the second airport terminal in 1993.- Description:...
, and the other is the local service operated by Northern Rail that calls at all intermediate stations en route.
On Sundays, there is a two-hourly TPE service each way in the mornings, improving to hourly in the afternoon.
A programme of major engineering work on the route between Thorne Junction and Scunthorpe in the summer of 2009 closed the line for 10 weeks to allow embankment reconstruction work to take place.