Metheringham railway station

Metheringham railway station serves the village of Metheringham in Lincolnshire, England.The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Trains (EMT), the train operating company that provides all its rail services.The station 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.HistoryThe station was opened to passengers on 1 July 1882 named Blankney and Metheringham. It closed to passengers on 11 September 1961 but was reopened on 6 October 1975 as Metheringham. The station is currently being refurbished. The signal box at the south of the station is labelled "Blankney" and operates the level crossing on the B1189 road.ServicesThere is a basic hourly service in each direction between and that calls here. During the daytime southbound trains continue to, whilst a few northbound trains continue to.There is no Sunday service.NamesBlankney & MetheringhamMetheringham (6 October 1975)