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Wainfleet railway station serves the town of Wainfleet All Saints in Lincolnshire, England. The station has its own signal box at the east end of the platforms, which is next to the level crossing. Wainfleet station is 5 miles (8 km) west of Skegness on the Skegness - Grantham - Nottingham Poacher Line.

Wainfleet
General information
Location	Wainfleet All Saints, East Lindsey England
Coordinates	53.105°N 0.235°E / 53.105; 0.235
Grid reference	TF497587
Managed by	East Midlands Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WFL
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Opened	24 October 1871 (1871-10-24)
Original company	Wainfleet and Firsby Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Passengers
2016/17	46,326
2017/18	47,216
2018/19	42,160
2019/20	38,752
2020/21	10,440
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station is now owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway who provide all rail services.

The station is unstaffed and offers limited facilities other than two shelters, bicycle storage, timetables and modern 'Help Points'. The full range of tickets for travel are purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost, there are no retail facilities at this station.

History

The station was opened by the Wainfleet and Firsby Railway for passenger traffic on 24 October 1871.[1] The passenger service was extended from Wainfleet to Skegness on 28 July 1873.[1]

On 23 June 1881 there was an accident on a service from Skegness to Nottingham.[2] A carriage left the rails at Wainfleet which derailed the carriages behind it which resulted in injuries to several passengers including one with a broken leg.

From 1896 the Wainfleet and Firsby Railway was taken over by the Great Northern Railway.

Stationmasters

Services

All services at Wainfleet are operated by East Midlands Railway.

On weekdays and Saturdays, The station is served by an hourly service westbound to Nottingham via Grantham and eastbound to Skegness.[6]

On Sundays, the service is served by a limited service in each direction, with additional services during the summer months. Enhancements to the Sunday service are due to be made during the life of the East Midlands franchise.[7]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Boston		East Midlands Railway Poacher Line		Skegness
Thorpe Culvert Limited Service				Havenhouse Limited Service

See also

Firsby to Skegness railway branch line

References

External links

Media related to Wainfleet railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Train times and station information for Wainfleet railway station from National Rail

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