Swinderby railway station serves the villages of Swinderby

Swinderby

Swinderby is a settlement and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England, on the A46 road between Lincoln and Newark, within a rural agricultural community. It covers an area of , and has a population of 773....

 and Morton Hall

Morton Hall

Morton Hall is a small village, located in the parish of Swinderby in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated to the southwest of Lincoln, and is near to the larger villages of Swinderby, Thorpe on the Hill, and Eagle Barnsdale. Morton Hall is served by Swinderby...

 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...

. The station is 8.75 miles (14 km) south west 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....

 on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line

Nottingham to Lincoln Line

The Nottingham to Lincoln Line is a railway line in central England, running from Nottingham north east to Lincoln.The line between Newark and Lincoln is currently only cleared for speeds, Nottinghamshire County Council have paid for a study into running....

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Next to the station is a level crossing

Level crossing

A level crossing occurs where a railway line is intersected by a road or path onone level, without recourse to a bridge or tunnel. It is a type of at-grade intersection. The term also applies when a light rail line with separate right-of-way or reserved track crosses a road in the same fashion...

 which is operated from the Swinderby signal box

Signal box

On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timetable...

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Services

There is generally a two-hourly service eastbound to Lincoln and westbound to Newark and Nottingham

Nottingham station

Nottingham station, for some time known as Nottingham Midland or Nottingham City, is the principal railway station of the city of Nottingham and the Greater Nottingham area...

and beyond.

External links

• http://www.derby-signalling.org.uk/Newark.htm MIDLAND MICROCOSM

A study of signalling between Nottingham and Lincoln
with a great deal of surviving Midland Railway influence