Boston railway station
Boston  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Boston |
| Local authority | Boston |
| Coordinates | 52°58′41″N 0°01′52″W / 52.978°N 0.031°WCoordinates: 52°58′41″N 0°01′52″W / 52.978°N 0.031°W |
| Grid reference | TF323441 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BSN |
| Managed by | East Midlands Trains |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 0.208 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.217 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.213 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.207 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.210 million |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Boston from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Boston railway station serves the town of Boston 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.
History
The station has declined in importance since the 1960s. In its heyday the station employed over 50 staff and had two through tracks and cover over the platform tracks. The Skegness bound platform had classic Great Northern Railway architecture buildings as well, now replaced with plastic shelters. The station frontage remains, albeit altered, in partially reconstructed manner, and some of the buildings have found new uses.
Boston station was once an important junction, with two lines diverging in either direction. Today, only the eastbound line to Skegness, and the westbound line towards Sleaford remain in use. There was previously a southbound line to Spalding (closed in October 1970) that joined the line to Peterborough (and formed part of the original GNR main line from London to York), and a north-westbound line to Woodhall Junction (closed in June 1963) and thence on towards Lincoln, Horncastle, or Louth. Both surviving routes are single line, with a passing loop at the station.
To the south of the station the access to Boston Docks via the swing bridge and the site of the Broadfield Lane depot remain (the rail link into the docks still sees occasional use). To the north along the old Lincoln to Boston and Horncastle route, about 2 miles north of the town is the old Hall Hills sleeper depot.
Services
As of December 2010 there is an approximately hourly service to Nottingham via Grantham and Skegness.[1]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| East Midlands Trains | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Great Northern Railway | Terminus | |||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Great Northern Railway | ||||
References
- ↑ "Table 19" (PDF). National Rail Timetable. December 2010.
External links
- Train times and station information for Boston railway station from National Rail
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