Swinderby | |
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Location | |
Place | Swinderby |
Local authority | North Kesteven |
Coordinates | 53°10′10″N 0°42′10″W / 53.16935°N 0.70274°WCoordinates: 53°10′10″N 0°42′10″W / 53.16935°N 0.70274°W |
Grid reference | SK868643 |
Operations | |
Station code | SWD |
Managed by | East Midlands Trains |
Number of platforms | 2 |
DfT category | F2 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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Annual rail passenger usage* | |
2011/12 | 16,814 |
2012/13 | 20,482 |
2013/14 | 21,134 |
2014/15 | 15,022 |
2015/16 | 11,034 |
History | |
Key dates | Opened 3 August 1846 |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Swinderby from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
Swinderby railway station serves the villages of Swinderby, North Scarle, Eagle and Morton Hall in Lincolnshire, England. The station is 8.75 miles (14 km) south west of Lincoln Central on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line, owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Trains (EMT) train operating company (TOC) who provide all services.
The station, adjacent to the level crossing operated from the Swinderby signal box, has two platforms which feature basic facilities. The full range of tickets for travel are purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost. There are no retail facilities at this station.
There is generally a two-hourly service Mondays to Saturdays eastbound to Lincoln and westbound to Newark, Nottingham and Leicester (with extra calsl at peak times). A few Lincoln to Newark North Gate trains also call. The Sunday service is infrequent in the morning and early afternoon, but improves to roughly hourly each way thereafter.