Metheringham railway station

Metheringham
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General information
Location	North Kesteven
Coordinates	53°08′20″N 0°23′28″W / 53.139°N 0.391°W
Managed by	East Midlands Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	MGM
History
Original company	Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 August 1882	Opened as Blankney and Metheringham
11 September 1961	Closed for passengers
15 June 1964	closed for goods
6 October 1975	Reopened as Metheringham

Metheringham railway station serves the village of Metheringham in Lincolnshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, which provides all its rail services. It is unstaffed, with limited facilities: two shelters, bicycle storage, timetables and modern "Help Points". The full range of tickets for travel can be bought from the inspector on the train at no extra cost. There are no retail facilities at the station.

History

The station opened to passengers on 1 July 1882 as Blankney and Metheringham. It closed to them on 11 September 1961 but reopened on 6 October 1975 as Metheringham.^[1] It was being refurbished in 2019. The signal box at the south end of the station is labelled "Blankney". It operates the level crossing on the B1189 road.^[2]

Services

There is a basic hourly, Monday to Saturday service calling in each direction between Lincoln Central and Sleaford. In the daytime southbound trains continue to Peterborough and a few northbound trains continue to Doncaster.^[3]

There is no Sunday service.

Names

Blankney & Metheringham
Metheringham (6 October 1975)

References

^ "Topics". Railway Magazine. Vol. 121, no. 896. December 1975. p. 583.
^ Jacobs, Gerald (2006). Railway Track Diagrams - Eastern. Bradford-On-Avon: Trackmaps. p. 27. ISBN 0-9549866-2-8.
^ GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 18 (Network Rail)

External links

Train times and station information for Metheringham railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail	Following station
Lincoln Central	East Midlands Railway Peterborough-Lincoln Line Mondays-Saturdays only	Ruskington
Historical railways
Nocton and Dunston Line open, station closed	Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway	Scopwick and Timberland Line open, station closed

[1] "Topics". Railway Magazine. Vol. 121, no. 896. December 1975. p. 583.

[2] Jacobs, Gerald (2006). Railway Track Diagrams - Eastern. Bradford-On-Avon: Trackmaps. p. 27. ISBN 0-9549866-2-8.

[3] GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 18 (Network Rail)

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