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Ancaster railway station
Railway station in Lincolnshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Location | Ancaster, South Kesteven England | ||||
Coordinates | 52.98772°N 0.53594°W / 52.98772; -0.53594 | ||||
Grid reference | SK983443 | ||||
Managed by | East Midlands Railway | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
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Station code | ANC | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
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Opened | 16 June 1857 | ||||
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The station is now owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, who provide all rail services.
It still has a working signal box at west end of the station but is regarded as 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.