Grimsby Docks railway station
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| Grimsby Docks | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Grimsby | ||
| Local authority | North East Lincolnshire | ||
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| Station code | GMD | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 1 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 6,838 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 4,777 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Grimsby Docks from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Grimsby Docks railway station serves the town of Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire, England. It is in the north of the town, close to the town's docks. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Rail.
When originally built, the route through Grimsby Docks was double track but this was reduced to a single-track when the section of line between Marsh Jcn and Cleethorpes was resignalled to colour lights operated from Pasture St signalbox. A short passing loop can be seen a few yards towards Pasture St.
Although the train service through Grimsby Docks has been chiefly passenger trains, a thriving freight service originated from the nearby Fish Docks. Prior to the building of the present Cleethorpes Road viaduct, a complex railway junction and level crossing was situated on the Cleethorpes side of Grimsby Docks station. The loss of the fresh fish traffic from rail to road eventually resulted in the removal of the junction. The level crossing - being on a major route between Grimsby town a Cleethorpes was the cause for many hold ups on Cleethorpes Road and in the mid-1960's was subsequently removed in favour of a concrete-built road bridge. The bridge itself caused the wholesale demolition of several buildings housing numerous businesses, banks, public houses and a major hotel (run by the parents of actress Patricia Hodge) but by the time of its' completion in 1967 the changes in transportation of fish had made both the bridge and the station redundant.
The town's main railway station is Grimsby Town, located in the town centre.
The station has the PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets can be bought together at a saving, it is in the same area as Grimsby and Cleethorpes stations.
[edit] Service
Monday to Saturdays there is a two hourly service eastbound to Cleethorpes and westbound to Barton-on-Humber.
Summer Sundays there are 4 trains in each direction but there is no service on Sundays in Winter.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Grimsby Docks railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Grimsby Town | Northern Rail Barton Line |
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