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The last evening train at 9pm from Skegness is an express to Nottingham avoiding Grantham. Grantham to Skegness takes about 1 hour 30 minutes on the Poacher Line. [6] As well as providing the only rail service for Boston and Skegness, the line also provides the most frequent and reliable service from Sleaford to reach London.
There is an hourly service in each direction between Liverpool Lime Street and Norwich, generally calling only at Nottingham and Grantham, and an hourly service in each direction between Nottingham and Skegness, via Grantham, calling at most stations along the route. Very few trains serve Netherfield, Radcliffe or Elton and Orston.
Ancaster railway station serves the village of Ancaster in Lincolnshire, England.The station is 11.5 miles (19 km) north of Grantham on the Nottingham to Skegness Line.. The station is now owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, who provide all rail services.
The full range of tickets for travel can be purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost. There are no retail facilities at the station. On weekdays there is one service to Nottingham per day at 07:04 and one service to Skegness per day at 17:12. On Saturdays there is one service to Nottingham at 05:57 and one service to Skegness at ...
Skegness was dubbed "the Blackpool of the East Coast" or "Nottingham by the Sea". It has a mascot, the Jolly Fisherman, designed by John Hassall in 1908 for the Great Northern Railway; its slogan, "Skegness is so bracing", is a reference to the chilly prevailing north-easterly winds that can and frequently do blow off the North Sea. [3]
There is a daily service every hour or two hours westbound to Nottingham and eastbound to Skegness via Grantham. [7] Several Grantham trains have connections to London King's Cross or to York. An extra service to Liverpool stops every day, and on Sundays there is an extra service to Norwich.
In the winter 2023 timetable, there are four daily services eastward to Skegness and three westward to Nottingham via Grantham, all at peak hours only. There is no Sunday service. A normal service operates on most bank holidays. [2]
InterCity 125 trains (HSTs) 43: Loco: 125 201 30 6 or 8 Inter-City Midland Main Line; Nottingham – Skegness (Summer Saturdays only) 1975–1982 Mark 3: Coach: 136 1975–1988 Multiple units: 153 Super Sprinter: DMU: 75 120 21 1 Regional routes 1987–1988 156 Super Sprinter: 15 2 1987–1989 158/0 Express Sprinter: 90 145 26 1989–1992 222 ...