Grimsby Docks railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Grimsby Docks
code = GMD


manager = Northern Rail
locale = Grimsby
borough = North East Lincolnshire
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lowusage0506 = 4,777
lowusage0607 = 5,458
platforms = 1
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Grimsby Docks railway station serves the town of Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire, England. It is in the north of the town, close to the town's docks. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Rail.

When originally built, the route through Grimsby Docks was double track but this was reduced to a single-track when the section of line between Marsh Jcn and Cleethorpes was resignalled to colour lights operated from Pasture St signalbox. A short passing loop can be seen a few yards towards Pasture St.

Although the train service through Grimsby Docks has been chiefly passenger trains, a thriving freight service originated from the nearby Fish Docks. Prior to the building of the present Cleethorpes Road viaduct, a complex railway junction and level crossing was situated on the Cleethorpes side of Grimsby Docks station. The loss of the fresh fish traffic from rail to road eventually resulted in the removal of the junction. The level crossing - being on a major route between Grimsby town and Cleethorpes was the cause for many hold ups on Cleethorpes Road and in the mid-1960's was subsequently removed in favour of a concrete-built road bridge. The bridge itself caused the wholesale demolition of several buildings housing numerous businesses, banks, public houses and a major hotel (run by the parents of actress Patricia Hodge) but by the time of its' completion in 1967 the changes in transportation of fish had made both the bridge and the station redundant.

The town's main railway station is Grimsby Town, located in the town centre.

The station has the PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets can be bought together at a saving, it is in the same area as Grimsby and Cleethorpes stations.

ervice

Monday to Saturdays there is a two hourly service eastbound to Cleethorpes and westbound to Barton-on-Humber.

Summer Sundays there are 4 trains in each direction but there is no service on Sundays in Winter.

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