Goxhill railway station
Goxhill  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Goxhill |
| Local authority | North Lincolnshire |
| Coordinates | 53°40′36″N 0°20′14″W / 53.67668°N 0.33734°WCoordinates: 53°40′36″N 0°20′14″W / 53.67668°N 0.33734°W |
| Grid reference | TA099213 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | GOX |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 22,903 |
| 2005/06 |
 21,489 |
| 2006/07 |
20,871 |
| 2007/08 |
 22,531 |
| 2008/09 |
22,712 |
| 2009/10 |
21,148 |
| 2010/11 |
18,834 |
| 2011/12 |
19,820 |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| 1 March 1848 | opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Goxhill from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Goxhill railway station serves the village of Goxhill in North Lincolnshire, England. It was built by the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway in 1848. The station is on the Barton Line 17 miles (27 km) north west of Cleethorpes and all trains serving it are operated by Northern Rail.
It is the last station, when travelling from Cleethorpes towards Barton, to still have two platforms and the original station buildings. The buildings are no longer in railway use (the station has been unstaffed since 1969) and are in private ownership.[1] The station signal box controls a nearby level crossing that still (as of summer 2013) has manually-wound wooden gates rather than modern lifting barriers.
Between 1911 & 1963, it was also the junction for the Barton & Immingham Light Railway line to Immingham Dock via Killingholme.[2][3] This route was single line throughout and left the present route just south of the station.
Services
The station has a two-hourly service in each direction on weekdays & Saturdays, with a bus connection to/from Hull Paragon available at Barton.[4] All services are operated by a Class 153 including the Sunday service in the summer (May to September), which is limited to four trips each way. No Sunday service operates for the remainder of the year.
References
- ↑ Goxhill Railway Station - BCCRP www.yccrp.co.uk; Retrieved 2013-12-06
- ↑ The Changing Face of Immingham Docks StationGrimsby Telegraph; Retrieved 2013-12-06
- ↑ British Industrial History:- Barton & Immingham Light RailwayGraces Guide; Retrieved 2013-12-06
- ↑ Northern Rail Timetable 31: Barton-on-Humber to CleethorpesNorthern Rail; Retrieved 2013-12-06
External links
- Train times and station information for Goxhill railway station from National Rail
- 2011 Photo of Station, looking south (Geograph.org)
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Northern Rail | ||||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Terminus | Great Central Railway | Line and station closed |
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| Historical railways | ||||
New Holland Town
Line open, station closed | Great Central Railway | Line and station open |
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