Boston railway station

For stations in Boston, United States, see Transportation in Boston § Rail transportation. For the LRT station in the Philippines formerly known as Boston station, see Betty Go-Belmonte station.

Boston
General information
Location	Boston, Boston England
Coordinates	52.978°N 0.031°W / 52.978; -0.031
Grid reference	TF323441
Managed by	East Midlands Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BSN
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	17 October 1848
Passengers
2018/19	0.227 million
2019/20	0.211 million
2020/21	59,220
2021/22	0.171 million
2022/23	0.200 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Boston railway station serves the town of Boston in Lincolnshire, England. It is a stop on the Poacher Line, which connects Grantham with Skegness. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, who provide all rail services.

History

View northward, towards Firsby and Grimsby in 1964

View southward, towards Sleaford in 1964

The station opened on 17 October 1848, with the opening of the Great Northern Railway's East Lincolnshire Line.

The station has declined in importance since the 1960s. In its heyday, the station employed over 50 staff and had two through tracks and cover over the platform tracks. The Skegness-bound platform had classic Great Northern Railway architecture buildings, which have since been replaced with plastic shelters. The station frontage remains, albeit altered in a partially reconstructed manner, and some of the buildings have found new uses.

Boston station was once an important junction, with two lines diverging in either direction. Today, only the eastbound line to Skegness and the westbound line towards Sleaford remain in use. There was previously a southbound line to Spalding, which closed in October 1970, that joined the line to Peterborough and formed part of the original GNR main line from London King's Cross to York); in addition, there was a north-westbound line to Woodhall Junction (closed in June 1963) and thence on towards Lincoln Central, Horncastle or Louth. Both surviving routes are single line, with a passing loop at the station.

To the south of the station, the access to Boston Docks via the swing bridge and the site of the Broadfield Lane depot remain; the rail link into the docks still sees occasional use. To the north along the old Lincoln to Boston and Horncastle route, about 2 miles north of the town is the old Hall Hills sleeper depot.

Services

All services at Boston are operated by East Midlands Railway. The station is served by an hourly service westbound to Nottingham, via Grantham, and eastbound to Skegness.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Heckington		East Midlands Railway Poacher Line		Wainfleet
Hubberts Bridge Limited Service				Thorpe Culvert Limited Service
	Historical railways
Sibsey		Great Northern Railway East Lincolnshire Line		Terminus
	Disused railways
Langrick		Great Northern Railway Lincolnshire Loop Line		Kirton

External links

• Train times and station information for Boston railway station from National Rail