Metheringham railway station

Metheringham
Location
Place	Metheringham
Local authority	North Kesteven
Coordinates	53°08′20″N 0°23′28″W / 53.139°N 0.391°WCoordinates: 53°08′20″N 0°23′28″W / 53.139°N 0.391°W
Grid reference	TF077614
Operations
Station code	MGM
Managed by	East Midlands Trains
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11	98,262
2011/12	109,586
2012/13	102,224
2013/14	91,088
2014/15	94,750
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
1 August 1882	Opened as Blankney and Metheringham
11 September 1961	Closed
6 October 1975	Reopened as Metheringham
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Metheringham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Metheringham railway station serves the village of Metheringham in Lincolnshire, England.

The station is now owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Trains (EMT) Train Operating Company (TOC) who provide all rail services.

The station is unstaffed and offers limited facilities other than two shelters, bicycle storage, timetables and modern 'Help Points'. The full range of tickets for travel are purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost, there are no retail facilities at this station.

History

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

Blankney & Metheringham in 1961

References

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.

Names

• Blankney & Metheringham
• Metheringham (6 October 1975)

External links

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

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Lincoln Central		East Midlands Trains 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