Doncaster railway station

Doncaster
National Rail
The frontage at Doncaster station in May 2008
General information
LocationDoncaster, South Yorkshire
England
Coordinates53°31′21″N 1°08′22″W / 53.5225°N 1.1395°W / 53.5225; -1.1395
Grid referenceSE571032
Managed byLondon North Eastern Railway
Transit authoritySouth Yorkshire
Platforms8
Tracks10
Other information
Station codeDON
Fare zoneDoncaster
ClassificationDfT category B
Passengers
2018/19Increase 3.918 million
 Interchange Increase 1.729 million
2019/20Increase 3.946 million
 Interchange Increase 1.767 million
2020/21Decrease 0.890 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.264 million
2021/22Increase 3.520 million
 Interchange Increase 1.011 million
2022/23Increase 3.635 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.987 million
Listed Building – Grade II
FeatureStation Booking Hall and Offices
Designated25 April 1988
Reference no.1193202[1]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Line-up of steam locomotives at Doncaster station in August 1953
Down Express departing in April 1957
A Deltic Class 55 locomotive no.55012 Crepello coupling to the Hull-London King's Cross train, July 1977

Doncaster railway station is on the East Coast Main Line serving the city of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It is 155 miles 77 chains (251 km) down the line from London King's Cross and is situated between Retford and York on the main line. It is managed by London North Eastern Railway. It is the second busiest station in South Yorkshire (after Sheffield), and the fourth busiest station in Yorkshire & the Humber.[2]

It is a major passenger interchange between the main line, Cross Country Route and local services running across the North of England. It is also the point for which London North Eastern Railway services branching off to Leeds diverge from the main route continuing north towards Edinburgh.

  1. ^ Historic England, "Station Booking Hall and Offices (1193202)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 July 2018
  2. ^ "Estimates of station usage". ORR Data Portal. Retrieved 26 February 2024.