Wainfleet railway station serves the town of

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, England. The station has its own signal box at the east end of the platforms, which is next to the level crossing. Wainfleet station is west of

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on the Skegness -

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. The station is now owned by

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and managed by

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who provide all rail services. The station 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.

History

The station was opened by the ''Wainfleet and Firsby Railway'' for passenger traffic on 24 October 1871. The passenger service was extended from Wainfleet to Skegness on 28 July 1873. On 23 June 1881 there was an accident on a service from Skegness to Nottingham. A carriage left the rails at Wainfleet which derailed the carriages behind it which resulted in injuries to several passengers including one with a broken leg. From 1896 the ''Wainfleet and Firsby Railway'' was taken over by the Great Northern Railway.

Stationmasters

*Thomas Poole ca .1872 *Thomas Ramsden Wharam ca. 1876 *Robert John Lewin 1882 - ca. 1894 (formerly station master at Ancaster) *Herbert Brader 1896 (afterwards station master at Bourne) *George Guy before 1900 *Charles E. Riddout ca. 1900 ca. 1904 *Frank L. Curtis ca. 1913 *Robert Bruntlett ca. 1919 *Frank Pickworth ca. 1926 *Arthur White 1930 - 1947 *William George Lusher ca. 1950 ca. 1961

Services

All services at Wainfleet are operated by

. On weekdays and Saturdays, The station is served by an hourly service westbound to via and eastbound to . On Sundays, the service is served by a limited service in each direction, with additional services during the summer months. Enhancements to the Sunday service are due to be made during the life of the East Midlands franchise.

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{{Railway stations served by East Midlands Railway Railway stations in Lincolnshire DfT Category F1 stations Former Great Northern Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1871 Railway stations served by East Midlands Railway Wainfleet All Saints

History

Stationmasters

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