Rauceby railway station

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Rauceby
Location
Place	South Rauceby
Local authority	North Kesteven
Operations
Station code	RAU
Managed by	East Midlands Trains
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	201
2005/06 *	305
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Rauceby from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Rauceby railway station can be found near the Town of Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, lying close to the western border of the Parish of Old Sleaford and Quarrington just over half-a-mile south of the village of South Rauceby. Sleaford is the only town in Lincolnshire whose main railway station is served by railway lines running north/south and east/west. Rauceby railway station lies on the east/west line and is the next stop to Sleaford railway station.

The railway station originally served Rauceby Hospital (the former Kesteven Lunatic Asylum, which lies immediately to the south of the railway station and was closed in 1998) and the village of South Rauceby in Lincolnshire, England. It now principally serves commuters living in the new housing estates that comprise the Greylees suburb of Sleaford. Some passenger trains stop by request.

A local road crosses the line at the western edge of the platforms, where a signal box and manually operated crossing gates can be seen. The main Grantham to Sleaford road runs to the north of the railway station and crosses the line about a quarter of a mile north east of the station, where automatic barriers are used.

[edit] Services

There are 5 daily eastbound services to Skegness (70min); 2 in the morning, 3 in the afternoon/evening. Westbound there are 5 services to Nottingham (70min)

There is no Sunday service.

[edit] Local Government and Administrative Areas

Rauceby railway station is in the Quarrington ward of Sleaford Town Council, the Sleaford Quarrington ward of North Kesteven District Council and the Sleaford West division of Lincolnshire County Council.

Rauceby railway station is in the Sleaford and North Hykeham County Constituency and the East Midlands European Parliamentary Constituency.

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Rauceby railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Ancaster		East Midlands Trains Nottingham-Skegness Mondays-Saturdays only		Sleaford