| 词条 | Gainsborough Central railway station |
| 释义 |
| name = Gainsborough Central | symbol = rail | code = GNB | image_name = E03 Central Railway Station - view looking north from the fo.JPG | caption = The station in 2009 | manager = Northern | locale = Gainsborough | borough = West Lindsey
Gainsborough Central railway station is a railway station in the town of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. The town's other station is the busier Gainsborough Lea Road. Until as recently as 2006, the station was shown to be one of the least busy in the country as trains only call there one day a week. In the Strategic Rail Authority's 2002/3 financial year, only 5 fare-paying people (excluding season ticket holders) boarded trains at Gainsborough Central station, and 3 disembarked, making it the least busy station in the United Kingdom, with Barry Links.[1] The 2004/05 figures suggested 21 passengers used the station that year, putting it slightly above Watford West, a station closed since 1996 and on a line which is currently missing both track and bridges. The station was opened by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR) on 2 April 1849.[2][3] The opening day was a gala occasion, shops were closed and the town was full of visitors. The station off Spring Gardens was crowded with onlookers, and at noon the train whistle was heard in the distance. Some hundreds of people saw 'a veritable locomotive on a line of railway at Gainsborough' for the first time. It came over the track by a wooden trestle bridge across the Humble Carr and backed into the station. The directors of the line and the chief engineer were greeted by leading inhabitants and then went in procession to the old coaching inn, the White Hart, for a champagne lunch.[4] The station buildings were designed by architects Weightman and Hadfield. A substantial stone frontage with full-height portico with 4 attached Roman Ionic columns and triple arcade with moulded round arches.[5] The MS&LR became the Great Central Railway (GCR) on 1 August 1897,[6] which in turn amalgamated with other railways to form the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at the end of 1922.[7] The LNER inherited two stations in Gainsborough, and to distinguish them, the ex-GCR station was renamed Gainsborough Central in September 1923.[2] The station buildings were demolished in 1975, leaving just the two platforms and a footbridge over the two railway lines.[4] The line through the station was upgraded and refurbished in 2008 by contractors Arup and Carillon to allow it to carry increased levels of freight traffic from the port complex at Immingham to South Yorkshire and the East Midlands.[8] This has been done to reduce congestion on the busy route via Scunthorpe. LocationGainsborough Central station was situated close to Gainsborough steel stock holders (since moved) and the new Marshalls Yard Shopping Centre. In late 2008, a new car park was opened next to the station however this is only for permit holders. Good access is available even for the disabled. The station is on the Brigg-Branch of the Sheffield–Lincoln line. ServicesThe present service comprises just three trains per week[9] each way on Saturdays only between Sheffield and Cleethorpes. British Rail withdrew the weekday service (also thrice-daily each way since the early 1980s)[10] at the end of the 1993 summer timetable.[11] North Lincolnshire Council is, however, campaigning to increase this to an hourly service in each direction.[12] The Department for Transport have confirmed that the service on the Sheffield Midland - Cleethorpes via Gainsborough Central will be reviewed as part of the Northern Rail franchise. In June 2013 in a letter to RAIL magazines Open Access, Gainsborough Central was described as "Something you would find in war-torn Beirut".[13] In the Times newspaper on 8 January 2014 the station was said to be "the worst on the British rail network".{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} A campaign by both rail groups in Gainsborough has resulted in a three-fold increase in passenger numbers using the station and the Brigg line railway services.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} On 9 April 2018 it was announced that a regular hourly service will be started between Gainsborough Central and Sheffield on weekdays and Saturdays from 20 May 2019, the most regular service the station has received since 1849. Stopping at all stations, it will allow the Lincoln Sheffield service to run non-stop between Worksop and Sheffield as part of the Northern Connect service.[14] {{s-rail-start|noclear=yes}}{{s-rail|title=National Rail}}{{s-rail-national|next=Kirton Lindsey|previous=Retford|toc=Northern|route=Sheffield-Cleethorpes|notemid=Saturday only}}{{Historical Rail Insert}}{{Rail line|previous={{stnlnk|Sturton}}Line open, station closed |next={{stnlnk|Blyton}} Line open, station closed |route=Great Central Railway Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway |col={{GCR colour}} }}{{s-end}} References1. ^The usage information (Station Entries and Station Exits) is based on ticket sales in the financial year 2002/03 and covers all National Rail stations. The calculation of station usage levels uses sales recorded in the railway ticketing system prior to their allocation to individual operators. It does not take into account any changes of train during the course of a journey.Continued usage notes {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060304095217/http://www.sra.gov.uk/pubs2/performance_statistics/stat_usage/stat_usage_notes.pdf |date=4 March 2006 }}, and Excel format table for all stations {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060213212011/http://www.sra.gov.uk/pubs2/performance_statistics/stat_usage/stat_usage.exc |date=13 February 2006 }} available. 2. ^1 {{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=100 |ref=harv }} 3. ^{{cite PastScape|mnumber=499039|mname=Gainsborough Central|accessdate=24 May 2013}} 4. ^1 {{cite book|last=Beckwith |first=Ian S |title=The Book of Gainsborough |publisher=Quotes Ltd |year=1988}} 5. ^{{NHLE|num=1168462|grade=II|desc=Erroneous listing as though the station was still standing |accessdate=24 May 2013}}{{Dead link|date=April 2018}} 6. ^{{cite book |last=Dow |first=George |authorlink=George Dow |title=Great Central, Volume Two: Dominion of Watkin, 1864-1899 |year=1962 |publisher=Ian Allan |location=Shepperton |isbn=0-7110-1469-8 |page=297 |ref=harv }} 7. ^{{cite book |last=Dow |first=George |authorlink=George Dow |title=Great Central, Volume Three: Fay Sets the Pace, 1900-1922 |year=1965 |publisher=Ian Allan |location=Shepperton |isbn=0-7110-0263-0 |page=347 |ref=harv }} 8. ^Brigg Line Freight Enhancements Arup press release; Retrieved 2 March 2015 9. ^Northern Rail Timetable 32: Sheffield - Retford - Lincoln/Cleethorpes Northernrail.org; retrieved 7 March 2015 10. ^GB National Rail Timetable May 1984 Edition, Table 29 11. ^Friends of the Brigg & Lincoln LineCampaign for Better Transport; Retrieved 6 March 2015 12. ^{{cite news|last=Fisher |first=Nigel |date=4 June 2007 |url=http://www.thisisscunthorpe.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=152576&command=displayContent&sourceNode=152559&contentPK=17477467&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch |title=Passengers Urged To Show Support |newspaper=Scunthorpe Telegraph |page=14 |accessdate=5 June 2007 }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 13. ^Brigg Line Action Plan {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402140746/http://www.eavb.co.uk/grap/introduction.html |date=2 April 2015 }}Friends of the Brigg & Lincoln Lines and Gainsborough Rail & Bus Users Group; Retrieved 7 March 2015 14. ^{{cite news |url=https://lincolnshirereporter.co.uk/2018/04/regular-train-service-to-return-to-gainsborough-after-25-years/ |newspaper=Lincolnshire Reporter |title=Regular train service to return to Gainsborough after 25 years |first=Emily |last=Norton |accessdate=9 April 2018 |date=April 2018 }} External links
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