Doncaster–Lincoln line

The Doncaster–Lincoln line is a railway line in England. It runs from the East Coast Main Line at Doncaster south east to Lincoln.

Doncaster–Lincoln line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	Yorkshire and the Humber East Midlands
Termini	Doncaster Lincoln
Stations	4
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	East Midlands Railway Northern
Rolling stock	Class 153 "Sprinter" Class 156 "Sprinter"
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge

Doncaster–Lincoln line
East Coast Main Line to London │to York Doncaster Bessacarr Halt Finningley Park Drain Axholme Joint Railway to Goole Haxey Junction Haxey and Epworth River Idle Chesterfield Canal Misterton to Stockwith Goods Misterton Petroleum storage depot Walkeringham Beckingham Sheffield–Lincoln line to Sheffield West Trent Junction River Trent East Trent Junction Brigg Branch to Cleethorpes Gainsborough Lea Road Lea Stow Park Saxilby Skellingthorpe Nottingham–Lincoln line Lincoln Sheffield–Lincoln line to Cleethorpes Peterborough–Lincoln line

Services on the line are provided by East Midlands Railway and Northern,[1] with a few continuing through Lincoln to the Peterborough–Lincoln line.

The towns and villages served by the route are listed below.

• Doncaster
• Gainsborough
• Saxilby
• Lincoln

The line is part of the former Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway.[2]

Between Doncaster and Gainsborough the line passes between Finningley and Blaxton. There used to be a station at this point and as this is the site of the new Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, there has been discussion about constructing a new station to serve the airport. Planning permission for a station was granted in 2008.[3]

References

1. "TIMETABLE 6: 15 SEPTEMBER TO 8 DECEMBER 2012: Peterborough - Lincoln - Doncaster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
2. Body, Geoffrey (1986). Railways of the Eastern Region. Vol. 1, Southern operating area. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens. p. 70. ISBN 0850597129.
3. "Take-Off For Airport Station Plans". Railnews. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2016.