Barton Line
| Barton line | |
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The line at New Holland, with the manually operated crossing and disused line to the docks in the foreground
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| Overview | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| System | National Rail |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale |
North Lincolnshire North East Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Termini |
Barton-on-Humber 53°41′20″N 0°26′37″W / 53.6889°N 0.4435°W Cleethorpes 53°33′43″N 0°01′45″W / 53.5620°N 0.0292°W |
| Stations | 14 |
| Services |
Barton-on-Humber–Cleethorpes Ulceby–Great Coates (freight to Immingham) |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1848 |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Operator(s) |
Northern Southern half of line: TransPennine Express East Midlands Trains |
| Character | Rural |
| Rolling stock |
Class 142 "Pacer" Class 153 "Super Sprinter" Class 185 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 22 miles 72 chains (36.85 km) |
| Number of tracks | 1 (Barton-on-Humber–New Holland) 2 (New Holland–Ulceby) 1 (Ulceby–Habrough Junction) 2 (Habrough–Grimsby Town) 1 (Grimsby Town–Cleethorpes) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | None |
The Barton line is a railway line in North and North East Lincolnshire, England. It runs from Barton-upon-Humber south east to Cleethorpes and was designated by the Department for Transport as a community rail line in February 2007. Barton station is near to the Humber Bridge. It is situated on the south bank of the Humber Estuary
The towns and villages served by the route are listed below.
Passenger services on the line are provided by Northern. Freight services previously served the chemical works at Barton-upon-Humber and the sidings at New Holland Pier. Services are operated by one Class 153 unit every two hours in each direction on weekdays. Sunday trains only run during the summer months (May to early September).
Before Class 153s started operating Class 142 Pacers & Class 150s (and before that Class 114) DMU sets were used. On Mondays – Saturday, the first service of the day from Cleethorpes to Barton-on-Humber, the 06:00 departure, and the 06:58 return was operated by a First TransPennine Express Class 185 Desiro unit (for operational reasons), although this service did not call at Great Coates and Thornton Abbey due to the low platforms. This practice ceased at the December 2013 timetable change and the first train from Cleethorpes now serves all intermediate stations other than New Clee, which is currently served by trains on request during daylight hours only. From October 2017 services on the line will be transferred to the East Midlands franchise.
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