Ancaster railway station

Ancaster railway station serves the village of Ancaster in Lincolnshire, England. The station is 11.5 miles (19 km) north of Grantham on the Nottingham to Skegness Line.

Ancaster
National Rail
General information
LocationAncaster, South Kesteven
England
Coordinates52°59′16″N 0°32′09″W / 52.98772°N 0.53594°W / 52.98772; -0.53594
Grid referenceSK983443
Managed byEast Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeANC
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened16 June 1857
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 5,904
2019/20Decrease 5,006
2020/21Decrease 1,798
2021/22Increase 6,160
2022/23Increase 7,548
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station is now owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, who provide all rail services.

It still has a working signal box at west end of the station but is regarded as 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

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Opened by the Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway, then run by the Great Northern Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Regional Railways until the Privatisation of British Railways.

Services

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East Midlands Railway operate four services in each direction. They run to Skegness and to Nottingham. A normal service operates on most bank holidays. There are no Sunday services.[1]

Preceding station     National Rail   Following station
East Midlands Railway
Mondays-Saturdays only
  Historical railways  
Honington   Great Northern Railway
Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway
  Rauceby

References

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  1. ^ "EMR Regional Timetable | Nottingham to Skegness". East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
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