Barrow Haven railway station explained

Barrow Haven
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Barrow Haven, North Lincolnshire
Country:England
Coordinates:53.6974°N -0.3929°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:East Midlands Railway
Platforms:1
Code:BAV
Classification:DfT category F2
Opened:1 March 1849
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Barrow Haven railway station serves the village of Barrow Haven in North Lincolnshire, England. The station has a single platform on the single-track line, with a shelter and a telephone on the platform. Stopping services from Barton-on-Humber to Cleethorpes call at the station. All services are provided by East Midlands Railway who operate the station.

History

The station was opened as part of the branch line from New Holland to Barton-on-Humber in 1849.[1]

On 8 May 2022, the station closed to allow the single platform to be replaced in a £1.3 million project. It was expected to reopen in October.[2] [3] The station reopened a month later in November. [4]

Services

All services at Barrow Haven are operated by East Midlands Railway using DMUs.

The typical off-peak service is one train every two hours in each direction between and .

On Sundays, the station is served by four trains per day in each direction during the summer months only. No services call at the station on Sundays during the winter months.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Subterranea Britannica - NEW HOLLAND PIER STATION . 25 March 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090222020909/http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/n/new_holland_pier/index.shtml. 22 February 2009 . live.
  2. News: 10 May 2022 . North Lincolnshire train station to get brand new £1.3m platform . GrimsbyLive . 13 May 2022 . 0307-1235.
  3. Web site: Barrow Haven | EMR. www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk. 7 October 2022.
  4. Web site: All Aboard at Barrow Haven: revamped station reopens after £1.3m investment . 2023-02-28 . Network Rail Media Centre . english.