Hubberts Bridge railway station serves the village of Hubberts Bridge in

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. It is located on the to section of the Poacher line. Opened along with the line by the

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in 1859, The eastbound platform is longer than the westbound platform: it can accommodate a three-car train, whereas the westbound platform can only accommodate a two-car train. The station is now owned by

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and managed by

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who provide all rail services. A

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at the West end of the station supervises a

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and the western end of the single track section from Boston. However, the station itself is unstaffed and offers limited facilities other than two shelters,

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storage, timetables and modern 'Help Points'. The full range of tickets for travel are purchased from the

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on the train at no extra cost, there are no retail facilities at this station.

Services

All services at Hubberts Bridge are operated by

. On weekdays and Saturdays, the station is served by a limited service of two trains per day in each direction, westbound to via and eastbound to via . There is no Sunday service at the station, although a normal service operates on most Bank Holidays.

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{{Railway stations served by East Midlands Railway Railway stations in Lincolnshire DfT Category F2 stations Former Great Northern Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1859 Railway stations served by East Midlands Railway