Peterborough to Lincoln Line

Peterborough to Lincoln Line

The Peterborough to Lincoln Line is a railway line linking Peterborough and Lincoln, via Sleaford and Spalding.

The towns and villages served by the route are listed below.
*Peterborough
*Spalding
*Sleaford
**connections with Grantham to Skegness Line
*Ruskington
*Metheringham
*Lincoln

The line is not electrified. The line has been notable for some re-openings since the 1970s . The section between Peterborough and Spalding closed to passengers on 5 October 1970 and re-opened on 7 June 1971. North of Spalding, Ruskington re-opened on 5 May 1975. Metheringham followed on 6 October 1975. The route has a regular role as a diversionary route for trains from the East Coast Main Line.


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