Hubberts Bridge railway station explained

Hubberts Bridge
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Hubberts Bridge, Boston
Country:England
Coordinates:52.9754°N -0.1101°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:East Midlands Railway
Platforms:2
Code:HBB
Classification:DfT category F2
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Hubberts Bridge railway station serves the village of Hubberts Bridge in Lincolnshire, England. It is located on the to section of the Poacher line. Opened along with the line by the Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway in 1859,[1] The eastbound platform is longer than the westbound platform: it can accommodate a three-car train, whereas the westbound platform can only accommodate a two-car train.[2]

The station is now owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway who provide all rail services.

A signal box at the West end of the station supervises a level crossing and the western end of the single track section from Boston. However, the station itself is unstaffed and offers limited facilities other than two shelters, bicycle storage, timetables and modern 'Help Points'. The full range of tickets for travel are purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost, there are no retail facilities at this station.

Services

All services at Hubberts Bridge are operated by East Midlands Railway.

On weekdays and Saturdays, the station is served by a limited service of two trains per day in each direction, westbound to via and eastbound to via .

There is no Sunday service at the station, although a normal service operates on most Bank Holidays.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Body, G.. 1986. PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 1. 73. Patrick Stephens Ltd. Wellingborough. 0-85059-712-9.
  2. Book: Yonge, John . Jacobs . Gerald . Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern . 3rd . September 2006 . 1994 . Trackmaps . Bradford on Avon . 0-9549866-2-8 . map 25C .