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Doncaster–Lincoln line

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Doncaster–Lincoln line
An East Midlands Trains Class 153 crossing Lea Road bridge, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerNetwork Rail
LocaleYorkshire and the Humber
East Midlands
Termini
  • Doncaster
  • Lincoln
Stations4
Service
TypeHeavy rail
SystemNational Rail
Operator(s)East Midlands Railway
Northern
Rolling stock
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

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The Doncaster–Lincoln line is a railway line in England. It runs from the East Coast Main Line at Doncaster south east to Lincoln.

Services on the line are provided by East Midlands Railway and Northern,[1] with a few continuing through Lincoln to the Peterborough–Lincoln line.

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

The line is part of the former Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway.[2]

Between Doncaster and Gainsborough the line passes between Finningley and Blaxton. There used to be a station at this point and as this is the site of the new Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, there has been discussion about constructing a new station to serve the airport. Planning permission for a station was granted in 2008,[3] but no construction work was ever started.

References

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  1. ^ "TIMETABLE 6: 15 SEPTEMBER TO 8 DECEMBER 2012: Peterborough - Lincoln - Doncaster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  2. ^ Body, Geoffrey (1986). Railways of the Eastern Region. Vol. 1, Southern operating area. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens. p. 70. ISBN 0850597129.
  3. ^ "Take-Off For Airport Station Plans". Railnews. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2016.