Bingham railway station
Bingham  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Bingham |
| Local authority | Rushcliffe |
| Grid reference | SK705401 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BIN |
| Managed by | East Midlands Trains |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 28,053 |
| 2005/06 |
 26,134 |
| 2006/07 |
25,181 |
| 2007/08 |
 29,457 |
| 2008/09 |
30,680 |
| 2009/10 |
31,212 |
| 2010/11 |
34,512 |
| History | |
| Opened 1857 | |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| 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 estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bingham from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Bingham railway station serves the market town of Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England. The station is 8½ miles (14 km) east of Nottingham on the Nottingham - Skegness Line. The station is operated and served by East Midlands Trains.
History
It is located on the line first opened by the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway in 1850 and taken over by the Great Northern Railway.[1]
The station itself was opened by the Great Northern Railway in 1857. The buildings were designed by Thomas Chambers Hine.
Between 1879 and 1953, Bingham was also served by Bingham Road station on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. This station was used by London and North Western Railway Nottingham to Northampton services.
Services
There is generally an hourly service daily westbound to Nottingham and eastbound towards Grantham and Skegness.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands Trains Nottingham-Skegness |
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| Disused railways | ||||
| Radcliffe-on-Trent | Great Northern Railway Nottingham to Grantham Nottingham to Newark |
Aslockton | ||
References
- ↑ Kingscott, G., (2004) Lost Railways of Nottinghamshire, Newbury: Countryside Books
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bingham railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Bingham railway station from National Rail
- Evacuees arriving at Bingham station
Coordinates: 52°57′15″N 0°57′05″W / 52.95417°N 0.95139°W