Wainfleet railway station
Railway station in Lincolnshire, England
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Wainfleet railway station serves the town of Wainfleet All Saints in Lincolnshire, England. It is a stop on the Poacher Line between Skegness and Grantham; it is located 5 miles (8 km) west of Skegness. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, which provides all rail services.
England
Wainfleet  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Wainfleet All Saints, East Lindsey England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53.105°N 0.235°E | ||||
| Grid reference | TF497587 | ||||
| Manager | East Midlands Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | WFL | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 24 October 1871 | ||||
Original company | Wainfleet and Firsby Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  10,440 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  32,612 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 40,994 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 40,460 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 47,824 | ||||
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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, resulting 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.
The station has its own signal box at the east end of the platforms, which is next to the level crossing.
Facilities
Services
All services at Wainfleet are operated by East Midlands Railway. There is an hourly service westbound to Nottingham, via Grantham, and eastbound to Skegness.[4]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Boston | East Midlands Railway |
Skegness | ||
| Thorpe Culvert Limited service |
Havenhouse Limited service | |||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Great Northern Railway | ||||
