Barton line

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Barton line
The line at New Holland, with the manually operated crossing and disused line to the docks in the foreground
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	North Lincolnshire North East Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Termini	Barton-on-Humber 53°41′20″N 0°26′37″W / 53.6889°N 0.4435°W / 53.6889; -0.4435 (Barton-on-Humber railway station) Cleethorpes 53°33′43″N 0°01′45″W / 53.5620°N 0.0292°W / 53.5620; -0.0292 (Cleethorpes railway station)
Stations	14
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	National Rail
Services	Barton-on-Humber–Cleethorpes Ulceby–Great Coates (freight to Immingham)
Operator(s)	East Midlands Railway
Rolling stock	Class 170
History
Opened	1848
Technical
Line length	22 miles 72 chains (36.85 km)
Number of tracks	1 (Barton-on-Humber–New Holland) 2 (New Holland–Ulceby) 1 (Ulceby–Habrough Junction) 2 (Habrough–Grimsby Town) 1 (Grimsby Town–Cleethorpes)
Character	Rural
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	None
Route map (Click to expand)

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Legend
Bus link to Hull Paragon Barton-on-Humber Barrow Haven Humber Ferry to Hull Victoria Pier New Holland Pier New Holland Town New Holland Grain Terminal New Holland Goxhill Barton and Immingham Light Railway Thornton Abbey Immingham Oil Refineries Immingham Docks Immingham Docks Works Ulceby Sheffield–Lincoln line & South Humberside Main Line to Barnetby Habrough Stallingborough Healing Great Coates Grimsby Town East Lincolnshire Railway to Louth Grimsby Docks Grimsby Pier Riby Street Platform New Clee Cleethorpes

The Barton line is a railway line in North and North East Lincolnshire, England. It runs from Barton-upon-Humber south east to Cleethorpes and was designated by the Department for Transport as a community rail line in February 2007. Barton station is near to the Humber Bridge. It is situated on the south bank of the Humber Estuary.