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Grimsby–Lincoln–Newark line
Overview
StatusOperational
Owner Network Rail
Locale Lincolnshire
Nottinghamshire
Termini
  • Grimsby
  • Newark Castle
    Newark Northgate
Stations13
Service
TypeHeavy rail
System National Rail
Operator(s) East Midlands Railway
London North Eastern Railway
TransPennine Express
Northern
Technical
Number of tracksTwo
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Grimsby–Lincoln–Newark line is a railway line in England. It runs from Grimsby Town to Newark Northgate and Newark Castle via Market Rasen and Lincoln.

Services

As of 21 May 2023, East Midlands Railway operate one train per hour from Leicester to Lincoln via Newark Castle, with every other train continuing to Grimsby Town via Market Rasen. [1] An approximately hourly service is also provided during morning peak hours from Newark Northgate to Lincoln, and from Grimsby Town to Newark Northgate via Market Rasen; on Saturdays, these services run all day. [1] On Sundays there are only 8 total trains on the Market Rasen branch (5 up, 3 down), with an hourly service between Nottingham and Lincoln. [1]

LNER operate six trains daily in each direction between London King's Cross and Lincoln. Trains run nonstop between Newark Northgate and Lincoln. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "East Midlands Railway Regional Train Timetable: Leicester to Cleethorpes" (PDF). East Midlands Railway. 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ^ "LNER Timetable: Sunday 21 May to Sunday 9 December 2023" (PDF). LNER. 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.