Gainsborough Central railway station

Gainsborough Central
National Rail
The station in 2023.
General information
LocationGainsborough, West Lindsey
England
Coordinates53°23′56″N 0°46′11″W / 53.3990°N 0.7696°W / 53.3990; -0.7696
Grid referenceSK819898
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeGNB
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Opened2 April 1849
Original companyManchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 April 1849 (1849-04-02)Opened as Gainsborough
September 1923Renamed Gainsborough Central
Passengers
2018/19Increase 1,494
 Interchange Increase 268
2019/20Increase 2,384
 Interchange Increase 1,551
2020/21Decrease 616
 Interchange Decrease 435
2021/22Increase 1,830
 Interchange Increase 1,193
2022/23Increase 1,950
 Interchange Decrease 83
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Gainsborough Central railway station is one of two railway stations in the town of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. The station is on the Brigg branch of the Sheffield–Lincoln line. Services are currently operated by Northern Trains.[1][2]

The town's other station is the busier Gainsborough Lea Road.

  1. ^ "Train times, Sheffield to Gainsborough to Lincoln/Cleethorpes" (PDF). Northern. Northern. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Gainsborough's new weekday rail service is moving forward after delays". www.gainsboroughstandard.co.uk. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.