CLEETHORPES RAILWAY STATION

'Cleethorpes railway station' is a rail terminus serving the town of Cleethorpes in North East Lincolnshire. The station is operated by TransPennine Express, and is also served by Northern Rail and Central Trains.

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History

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History

Cleethorpes station was opened in 1840 by what later became the Great Central Railway and linked the coastal resort to Doncaster.
In the 1970s, Cleethorpes station had a twice-daily return service to London King's Cross, typically hauled by a Class 55 locomotive.
The 1980s saw services degrade as platforms became unused. As of 2004 only platforms 2 and 3 remained in use, but as of 2007, Platform 1 has reopened and all platforms have recently been fitted with new information displays. Other platforms at the station remain unused are in a state of neglect as sand has blown from the nearby beach onto the lines and formed drifts.
About half a mile north are the station's disused cleaning facilities.
TransPennine Express have built a small depot, to provide stabling, light maintenance and re-fueling at Cleethorpes.

Services

★ 'TransPennine Express'
TransPennine Express operate a hourly service at Cleethorpes each way from/to Manchester Airport-Sheffield-Doncaster.

★ 'Northern Rail'
Northern Rail operate a mainly two hourly service at Cleehtorpes each way from/to Barton.

★ 'Central Trains'
Central Trains operate a very limited timetable at Cleethorpes with just one morning from Cleethorpes and one eveing to Cleethorpes service Monday - Friday. Central Trains operate three services in each way at Cleethorpes on Sundays in the Summer.

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