Thornton Abbey railway station

Thornton Abbey
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Location
Place	Thornton Abbey
Local authority	North Lincolnshire
Coordinates
Grid reference	TA109188
Operations
Station code	TNA
Managed by	Northern Rail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	656
2005/06	767
2006/07	807
2007/08	762
2008/09	1,102
2009/10	1,056
2010/11	1,196
2011/12	1,350
2012/13	.954
2013/14	1,298
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.
UK Railways portal

File:Thornton Abbey.jpg

Station with Thornton Abbey gatehouse visible in background.

Passenger Lines of North East Lincolnshire
Legend
Barton-on-Humber Barrow Haven Hull Corporation Pier Humber Ferry New Holland Pier New Holland Town New Holland Engine Shed New Holland Goxhill East Halton Killingholme Admiralty Plat Thornton Abbey Thornton Curtis Killingholme Immingham West Jct Humber Road Jct Ulceby Aerodrome Platfm Ulceby North Jct Ulceby Immingham Western Jetty Immingham Dock Dock Entrance Immingham Eastern Jetty Immingham Dock Immingham Engine Shed Immingham Queens Rd Eastern Entrance to Immingham Dock File:BSicon uexlvHST-.svg Immingham Town Immingham Halt Barnetby via Brocklesby Habrough Kiln Lane Stallingborough Marsh Road LC Healing No.5 Passing Place Great Coates Great Coates LC Pyewipe car sheds and Pyewipe Depot Halt File:BSicon uexlvHST-.svg Cleveland Bridge E & W Marsh Jcts Grimsby Pyewipe Road Cleveland Street Stortford Street Boulevard Rec Jackson Street Yarborough Street Grimsby Town Corporation Bridge Kings Cross via Boston Grimsby Engine Shed Grimsby Docks Grimsby Pier Riby Street Platform New Clee Cleethorpes Kingsway (CCLR) Discovery Lakeside Central Humberstone N Sea Ln

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 Rail. 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 and four trips each way.

External links

• Train times and station information for Thornton Abbey railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Goxhill		Northern Rail Barton Line		Ulceby