Thornton Abbey | |
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Location | |
Place | Thornton Abbey |
Local authority | North Lincolnshire |
Coordinates | 53°39′16″N 0°19′23″W / 53.6545°N 0.3231°WCoordinates: 53°39′16″N 0°19′23″W / 53.6545°N 0.3231°W |
Grid reference | TA109188 |
Operations | |
Station code | TNA |
Managed by | Northern |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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Annual rail passenger usage* | |
2012/13 | 954 |
2013/14 | 1,298 |
2014/15 | 1,164 |
2015/16 | 1,342 |
2016/17 | 1,040 |
History | |
Original company | Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER |
August 1849 | opened |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Thornton Abbey from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
Thornton Abbey railway station is close to the site of Thornton Abbey in North Lincolnshire, England.
It was built by the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway in 1849, replacing a temporary one at Thornton Curtis. It also serves the village of Thornton Curtis and is managed by Northern. The station has a two-hourly service in each direction on weekdays. All services are now provided by a Class 153 single unit railcar. The Sunday services is limited to summer months only (May to mid-September) and four trips each way.