Thornton Abbey railway station is close to the site of Thornton Abbey in North Lincolnshire, England.
Thornton Abbey ![]() | |
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General information | |
Location | Thornton Abbey, North Lincolnshire England |
Coordinates | 53.6545°N 0.3231°W / 53.6545; -0.3231 |
Grid reference | TA109188 |
Managed by | East Midlands Railway |
Platforms | 2[1] |
Other information | |
Station code | TNA |
History | |
Original company | Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER |
Key dates | |
August 1849[2] | opened |
Passengers | |
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
It was built by the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway in 1849, replacing a temporary one at Thornton Curtis. It also serves the village of Thornton Curtis and is managed by East Midlands Railway.
All services at Thornton Abbey are operated by East Midlands Railway using Class 156 DMUs.
The typical Monday-Saturday service is one train every two hours between Cleethorpes and Barton-on-Humber.[3]
There is a Sunday service of four trains per day in each direction during the summer months only. There are no winter Sunday services at the station.
Services were previously operated by Northern Trains but transferred to East Midlands Railway as part of the May 2021 timetable changes.[4][5]
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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East Midlands Railway Barton Line |
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Railway stations in Lincolnshire | |||
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Barton line | |||
Birmingham–Peterborough line | |||
Doncaster–Lincoln line | |||
Newark–Grimsby line | |||
Nottingham–Grantham line |
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Nottingham–Lincoln line | |||
Peterborough–Lincoln line | |||
Poacher Line | |||
South Humberside Main Line |
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Sheffield–Lincoln line |
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Lincolnshire Wolds Railway |
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