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Doncaster 
Doncaster railway station Location Place Doncaster Local authority Doncaster Coordinates 53°31′21″N 1°08′22″W / 53.5225°N 1.1395°WCoordinates: 53°31′21″N 1°08′22″W / 53.5225°N 1.1395°W Grid reference SE571032 Operations Station code DON Managed by East Coast Number of platforms 8 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 
2.772 million2005/06 * 2.837 million2006/07 * 
2.791 million2007/08 * 2.903 million2008/09 * 3.780 million2009/10 * 3.676 millionPassenger Transport Executive PTE South Yorkshire Zone Doncaster National Rail - UK railway stations A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Doncaster from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. 
At the station in 1953
Down Express departing in 1957Doncaster railway station serves the town of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the East Coast Main Line 156 miles (251 km) north of London Kings Cross, and is about five minutes walk from Doncaster town centre. The station is managed by East Coast. It is a major passenger interchange between the East Coast Main Line, Cross-Country services, and local services running across the North of England.
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History
The station was built in 1849 replacing a temporary structure constructed a year earlier.[1] It was rebuilt in its present form in 1938 and has had several slight modifications since that date.
Description
The station has 8 platforms on two islands. Platforms 1, 3, 4 and 8 take through trains. Platforms 2 and 5 are south-facing bays, and 6 and 7 are north facing bays. A First Class Lounge for passengers with 'First Open' tickets is available on platform 3A.
The station has recently been refurbished and is now directly connected to the new Frenchgate Centre extension in Doncaster town centre. The station now has a new booking office for tickets and information, three new lifts, refurbished staircases and subway. A branch of WH Smiths and several Costa Coffee outlets have also recently opened. Platform 1 is for the East Coast, First Hull Trains and Northern Rail trains.
Whilst all platforms are currently operational, platform 2 is not currently used for any timetabled service.
1951 accident
Main article: Doncaster rail crashOn 16 March 1951 a derailment occurred south of the station in which 14 passengers were killed and 12 seriously injured.
Services
Seven train operators (or TOCs) call at Doncaster, which is equal to other big stations in the UK. Train operators include the following:
CrossCountry
CrossCountry have dropped most Doncaster to Edinburgh services. They offer an hourly service to Newcastle and Reading with one service per day running through to both Edinburgh Waverley and Guildford.East Coast
East Coast offers regular direct trains services to London, which can be reached in 85-100 min, depending on the service. Nearly all services call at Doncaster. East Coast also offers services to the North, to cities such as Leeds (terminating services), York, Durham, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. On Sundays, only the Highland Chieftain from London stops at Doncaster en route to Inverness.East Midlands Trains
East Midlands Trains offer a limited direct service to London St. Pancras and to Leeds and York. Services to London run via Sheffield, Chesterfield, Derby and Leicester but less often than East Coast; They also operate a local service to Lincoln which occasionally extends to Sleaford and Peterborough.First TransPennine Express
First TransPennine Express serve stations from Doncaster towards the east to Cleethorpes, and to the west, as far as Manchester Airport, providing Doncaster with a direct link to Manchester Piccadilly. First TransPennine services operate hourly in each direction generally.First Hull Trains
First Hull Trains operates services from London to Hull via Doncaster and Selby.Northern Rail
Northern Rail generally offers services from Doncaster to stations within Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, such as Sheffield, Leeds and Lincoln. It provides stopping services, stopping at every station along-route, and 'fast' services, stopping at just the principal stations. It is possible to travel on Northern Rail to Retford from Doncaster, via Sheffield, on a direct train. However, this involves a journey of 80 min. The direct East Coast service takes, on average, just 14 min.Grand Central
Grand Central Railway offers three trains a day between Bradford Interchange and King's Cross. All services call at Doncaster. South-bound the next stop is King's Cross and northbound it is Pontefract.There were plans to add platforms 9 and 10 to cope with Eurostar trains but this was cancelled when Eurostar went back on promises to serve parts of Britain outside the South East of England.
Preceding station 
National RailFollowing station SheffieldCrossCountry Retford East Coast
London to YorkYork Grantham
or
PeterboroughEast Coast
London to LeedsWakefield Westgate Newark Northgate East Coast
London to NewcastleYork Newark Northgate East Coast
London to Hull
One train a daySelby Terminus East Midlands Trains Doncaster-Lincoln LineSheffieldEast Midlands Trains London St Pancras-Scarborough/YorkRetford First Hull Trains
London - HullSelby MeadowhallFirst TransPennine Express Northern Rail Sheffield-Hull LineTerminus Northern Rail London
King's CrossGrand Central
London-BradfordPontefract
MonkhillIn the media
In 1973 the station was featured in the first episode of Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, entitled Strangers on a Train. It starred James Bolam and Rodney Bewes although only Bolam was featured in location filming at the station, which took place in late 1972.
Although it is not known whereabouts in the station the scenes were placed, signs for Grimsby Town and Scunthorpe are visible behind Bolam.
External links
- Train times and station information for Doncaster railway station from National Rail
- Frenchgate Interchange
See also
Joan Croft Halt railway station (North Doncaster Chord project)
References
Railway stations in South Yorkshire Barnsley Doncaster Adwick · Bentley · Conisbrough · Doncaster · Hatfield & Stainforth · Kirk Sandall · Thorne North · Thorne SouthRotherham Sheffield 
Stations in Doncaster 
Stations Adwick • Bentley • Conisbrough • Doncaster • Hatfield & Stainforth • Kirk Sandall • Thorne North • Thorne SouthClosed stations Askern • Barnby Dun • Bawtry • Denaby • Denaby & Conisbrough • Edlington • Finningley • Hampole • Harlington • Haywood • Maud's Bridge • Nettleham Well • Norton • Park Drain • Rossington • Sprotborough (SYR) • Thorpe-in-Balne • Tickhill and WadworthTransport in Doncaster – SYPTE Major railway stations in Britain Managed by Network Rail: Managed by train operator: Brighton • Bristol Parkway • Bristol Temple Meads • Cardiff Central • Cardiff Queen Street • Crewe • Doncaster • Glasgow Queen Street • Manchester Victoria • Newcastle • Nottingham • Reading • Sheffield • YorkRailway stations of London: Central area | Greater London Managed by Network Rail: Managed by train operator: Blackfriars • Clapham Junction • City Thameslink • Marylebone • Moorgate • Stratford • Waterloo EastCategories:- Railway stations in Doncaster
- Former Great Northern Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1848
- Railway stations closed in 1850
- Railway stations opened in 1850
- Railway stations served by Hull Trains
- Railway stations served by East Midlands Trains
- Railway stations served by CrossCountry
- Railway stations served by First TransPennine Express
- Railway stations served by East Coast
- Railway stations served by Northern Rail
- DfT Category B stations
- 1938 architecture
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