Peterborough to Lincoln Line

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Peterborough to Lincoln Line
Overview
Type Heavy rail
System National Rail
Status Operational
Locale East Midlands
Termini Peterborough
Lincoln
Stations 6
Operation
Owner Network Rail
Operator(s) East Midlands Trains
Rolling stock Class 153 "Sprinter"
Class 156 "Sprinter"
Technical
Line length ~24 mi (39 km)
No. of tracks Two
Track gauge Standard gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Electrification 25 kV AC OHLE (part)
Peterborough to Lincoln Line
Continuation backward
( To Doncaster )
Station on track
Lincoln Central
Unknown BSicon "eHST"
Branston and Heighington
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Potter Hanworth
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Nocton and Dunston
Stop on track
Metheringham
Unknown BSicon "eHST"
Scopwick and Timberland
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Digby
Stop on track
Ruskington
Continuation to right Junction from right
( To Grantham )
Station on track
Sleaford
Junction to left Continuation to left
To Skegness )
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Helpringham
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Donington Road
Unknown BSicon "eHST"
Gosberton
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Pinchbeck
Stop on track
Spalding
Unknown BSicon "eHST"
Littleworth
Unknown BSicon "eHST"
St James Deeping
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Peakirk
Continuation backward Straight track
( To Grantham )
Junction from left Track turning right
Station on track
Peterborough
Continuation forward
( To Stevenage and London )
All minor stations
closed on Sundays

The Peterborough to Lincoln Line is a railway line linking Peterborough and Lincoln Central, via Sleaford and Spalding.[1]

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[edit] History

The section between Peterborough and Spalding closed to passengers on 5 October 1970 and re-opened on 7 June 1971. North of Spalding, Ruskington re-opened on 5 May 1975. Metheringham followed on 6 October 1975.[citation needed]

Intermediate stations south of Sleaford did not re-open; See Diagram. There has been agitation by local communities to re-open Littleworth on a park-and-ride basis for Peterborough.

[edit] Description

The towns and villages served by the route are listed below.

The route has a regular role as a diversionary route for trains from the East Coast Main Line.[citation needed]

The line has a regular weekday daytime service but is closed between Sleaford & Spalding in the evenings (due to the high staffing costs associated with the large number of manned level crossings on this section) and has no Sunday service.

[edit] Infrastructure

The line is not electrified.

[edit] Incidents

On 6 December 2004 two people died in a collision between a car and a class 153 DMU on a user operated crossing south east of Helpringham.[2]

[edit] Proposed Developments

In October 2008, Network Rail obtained funding for the £233 million upgrade of the line to allow frequent passenger and freight traffic to use the line and free up paths on the East Coast Main Line.[citation needed]

[edit] References

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