Sheffield to Lincoln Line
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The Sheffield to Lincoln line is a railway line in England. It runs from Sheffield east to Lincoln via Worksop, Retford and Gainsborough Lea Road. The route comprises the main line of the former Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, to Gainsborough, Trent Junction, where it then follows the former Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint line to Lincoln Central. The former main line continues continues from Trent Junction to Wrawby Junction, Barnetby, much of it now single line, where it then runs to Cleethorpes. This is currently served by six trains on Saturdays only.
The cities, towns and villages served by the route are listed below.
Sheffield-Lincoln
- Sheffield Midland
- Darnall
- Woodhouse
- Kiveton Bridge
- Kiveton Park
- Shireoaks
- Worksop
- connections with Worksop-Nottingham line
- Retford
- connections with ECML services at Retford
- former main line continues forward from Trent Junction, just prior to reaching Gainsborough Central to Cleethorpes.
- Gainsborough Lea Road
- connections with Doncaster-Lincoln line
- Saxilby
- Lincoln Central
Grimsby branch
- Gainsborough Central
- Kirton Lindsey
- Brigg
- Barnetby
- connections with South TransPennine route and Nottingham to Grimsby Line
- Habrough
- connections with Barton on Humber-Cleethorpes
- Grimsby Town
- Cleethorpes
Services on the line are provided by Northern Rail and often continue through Sheffield to the Sheffield to Hull Line or to the Penistone Line.
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