Goxhill railway station
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Goxhill, North Lincolnshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°40′36″N 0°20′14″W / 53.67668°N 0.33734°W | ||||
| Grid reference | TA099213 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | GOX | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LNER | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 March 1848 | opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2015/16 |  13,178 | ||||
| 2016/17 |  13,334 | ||||
| 2017/18 | 14,362 | ||||
| 2018/19 | 13,716 | ||||
| 2019/20 | 12,432 | ||||
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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 Trains.
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 2016) has manually-wound wooden gates rather than modern lifting barriers. Since the main line was re-signalled in January 2016, the box has become the 'fringe' on this route to the York Rail Operating Centre.
Between 1911 and 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.
Facilities
The station is unmanned and has only basic amenities - a single shelter on the southbound platform, a payphone and timetable poster boards on each side. Tickets must be purchased prior to travel or on the train. Step-free access is available to each side via the level crossing.[4]
Goxhill Station was notable for being the last operational British Rail railway station to retain original Eastern Region of British Railways enamelled "totem" signs on the platform lamp-posts - one or two of these were dark-reddish/maroon rather than Eastern Region ultramarine dark blue, the reason for this being unclear.[citation needed] These totems were finally replaced with more modern-style signage towards the end of 1988.[citation needed]
Services
The station has a two-hourly service in each direction on weekdays and Saturdays, with a bus connection to/from Hull Paragon via the Humber Bridge available at Barton. 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.[5]
References
- ^ "Goxhill Railway Station - BCCRP" (PDF). yccrp.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "The Changing Face of Immingham Docks Station". Grimsby Telegraph. 4 December 2009. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Barton & Immingham Light Railway". Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Goxhill (GOX)". National Rail Enquiries.
- ^ Table 28 National Rail timetable, December 2016
External links
- Train times and station information for Goxhill railway station from National Rail
- 2011 Photo of Station, looking south (Geograph.org)
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Line and station closed | Great Central Railway | Line and station closed |
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Line and station closed | Great Central Railway | Line and station open |
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