Station code BIN DfT category F1 Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference SK705401 Managed by East Midlands Trains 2011/12 36,822 | |
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Similar Radcliffe railway station, Attenborough railway station, Netherfield railway station, Beeston railway station, Long Eaton railway station | ||
Bingham railway station serves the market town of Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England. The station is 8½ miles (14 km) east of Nottingham on the Nottingham - Skegness Line. The station is operated and served by East Midlands Trains.
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History
It is located on the line first opened by the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway in 1850 and taken over by the Great Northern Railway.
The station itself was opened by the Great Northern Railway in 1857. The buildings were designed by Thomas Chambers Hine.
Between 1879 and 1953, Bingham was also served by Bingham Road station on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. This station was used by London and North Western Railway Nottingham to Northampton services.
Services
There is generally an hourly service daily westbound to Nottingham and eastbound towards Grantham and Skegness.