Gainsborough Central railway station
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| Gainsborough Central | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Gainsborough | ||
| Local authority | West Lindsey | ||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | GNB | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 21 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 21 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Gainsborough Central from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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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 one of the least busy in the country as trains only call there one day a week.
In the Strategic Rail Authority's 2002/3 financial year, only 5 fare-paying people (excluding season ticket holders) boarded trains at Gainsborough Central station, and 3 disembarked, making it the least busy station in the United Kingdom, with Barry Links.[1] The 2004/05 figures reveal 21 passengers used the station that year, putting it slightly below Watford West a station which has been 'temporarily closed' since 1996, on a line which is currently missing both track and bridges.
The real figure for Gainsborough Central, however, may be slightly higher, as some tickets can be purchased to "Gainsborough stations" and these journeys are credited to Lea Road, as the group station.
[edit] Location
Gainsborough Central station is situated close to Gainsborough steel stocks (which has now moved) and the new Marshalls Yard Shopping Centre. However, to get to it you must walk down two roads; A road leading to the former steel stocks and a service road made out of rocks.
[edit] Services
The present service comprises just three trains per week (in each direction), on Saturdays between Sheffield and Cleethorpes.
North Lincolnshire Council, however, is campaigning to increase this to an hourly service in each direction. [2]
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Kirton Lindsey Limited Service |
Northern Rail Cleethorpes – Sheffield |
Retford | ||
[edit] References
- ^ The usage information (Station Entries and Station Exits) is based on ticket sales in the financial year 2002/03 and covers all National Rail stations. The calculation of station usage levels uses sales recorded in the railway ticketing system prior to their allocation to individual operators. It does not take into account any changes of train during the course of a journey.Continued usage notes, and Excel format table for all stations available.
- ^ Fisher, Nigel (2007-06-04) Passengers Urged To Show Support, Scunthorpe Telegraph p14. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.
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