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Thornton Abbey railway station

Coordinates: 53°39′16″N 0°19′23″W / 53.6545°N 0.3231°W / 53.6545; -0.3231
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Thornton Abbey
National Rail
General information
LocationThornton Abbey, North Lincolnshire
England
Coordinates53°39′16″N 0°19′23″W / 53.6545°N 0.3231°W / 53.6545; -0.3231
Grid referenceTA109188
Managed byEast Midlands Railway
Platforms2[1]
Other information
Station codeTNA
History
Original companyGreat Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
August 1849[2]opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 1,114
2019/20Decrease 708
2020/21Decrease 238
2021/22Increase 754
2022/23Increase 1,134
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Station with Thornton Abbey gatehouse visible in background.

Thornton Abbey railway station is close to the site of Thornton Abbey in North Lincolnshire, England.

It was built by the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway in 1849, replacing a temporary one at Thornton Curtis. It also serves the village of Thornton Curtis and is managed by East Midlands Railway.

Services

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All services at Thornton Abbey are operated by East Midlands Railway using Class 170 DMUs.

The typical off-peak service is one train every two hours in each direction between Cleethorpes and Barton-on-Humber.[3]

On Sundays, the station is served by four trains per day in each direction during the summer months only. No services call at the station on Sundays during the winter months.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Goxhill   East Midlands Railway
  Ulceby

References

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References

  1. ^ King 2019, p. 79.
  2. ^ Butt 1995, p. 229.
  3. ^ Table 28 National Rail timetable, June 2024


Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • King, Paul (2019). The Railways of North-east Lincolnshire, Part 2: Stations. Grimsby: Pyewipe Publications. ISBN 978-1-9164603-1-7.
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