Bingham | |
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Location | |
Place | Bingham |
Local authority | Rushcliffe |
Grid reference | SK705401 |
Operations | |
Station code | BIN |
Managed by | East Midlands Trains |
Number of platforms | 2 |
DfT category | F1 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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Annual rail passenger usage* | |
2011/12 | 36,822 |
2012/13 | 36,682 |
2013/14 | 39,786 |
2014/15 | 51,778 |
2015/16 | 59,018 |
History | |
Key dates | Opened 1857 |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bingham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
Bingham railway station serves the market town of Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England. The station is 8½ miles (14 km) east of Nottingham on the Nottingham - Skegness Line. The station is operated and served by East Midlands Trains.
It is located on the line first opened by the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway in 1850 and taken over by the Great Northern Railway.
The station itself was opened by the Great Northern Railway in 1857. The buildings were designed by Thomas Chambers Hine.
Between 1879 and 1953, Bingham was also served by Bingham Road station on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. This station was used by London and North Western Railway Nottingham to Northampton services.
There is generally an hourly service daily westbound to Nottingham and eastbound towards Grantham and Skegness.
Coordinates: 52°57′15″N 0°57′05″W / 52.95417°N 0.95139°W