Bingham railway station

Bingham
Location
Place	Bingham
Local authority	Rushcliffe
Grid reference	SK705401
Operations
Station code	BIN
Managed by	East Midlands Trains
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	28,053
2005/06	26,134
2006/07	25,181
2007/08	29,457
2008/09	30,680
2009/10	31,212
2010/11	34,512
2011/12	36,822
2012/13	36,682
2013/14	39,786
2014/15	51,778
History
Key dates	Opened 1857
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bingham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Bingham railway station serves the market town of Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England. The station is 8½ miles (14 km) east of Nottingham on the Nottingham - Skegness Line. The station is operated and served by East Midlands Trains.

History

Bingham station on 13 July 1963

It is located on the line first opened by the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway in 1850 and taken over by the Great Northern Railway.^[1]

The station itself was opened by the Great Northern Railway in 1857. The buildings were designed by Thomas Chambers Hine.

Between 1879 and 1953, Bingham was also served by Bingham Road station on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. This station was used by London and North Western Railway Nottingham to Northampton services.

Services

There is generally an hourly service daily westbound to Nottingham and eastbound towards Grantham and Skegness.

References

1. Kingscott, G., (2004) Lost Railways of Nottinghamshire, Newbury: Countryside Books

External links

• Train times and station information for Bingham railway station from National Rail
• Evacuees arriving at Bingham station

Coordinates: 52°57′15″N 0°57′05″W / 52.95417°N 0.95139°W