Ruskington railway station

Ruskington
General information
Location	Ruskington, North Kesteven England
Coordinates	53.04143°N 0.38050°W / 53.04143; -0.38050
Grid reference	TF086505
Managed by	East Midlands Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	RKT
Classification	DfT category F2
Passengers
2018/19	82,020
2019/20	78,110
2020/21	18,652
2021/22	59,662
2022/23	61,046
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Ruskington railway station serves the village of Ruskington in Lincolnshire, England. It opened in 1882 as part of the Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway between Sleaford and Lincoln Central. It closed in 1961 but was reopened in 1975.

The station is now owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway who provide all rail services.

The station is unstaffed and offers limited facilities other than free car parking, 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.

In 2014 work was undertaken to improve access at the station. This included the construction of new railway bridges and disabled access ramps to safely cross the lines. Previous access from one platform to the other was by crossing both railway lines.

Services

All services at Ruskington are operated by East Midlands Railway.

On weekdays and Saturdays, the station is generally served by an hourly service northbound to Lincoln and southbound to Peterborough via Sleaford. Five trains per day are extended beyond Lincoln to Doncaster. The station is also served by a single daily service to and from Newark North Gate.

There is no Sunday service at the station.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Metheringham		East Midlands Railway Peterborough to Lincoln Line Monday-Saturday only		Sleaford
	Historical railways
Digby Line open, station closed		Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway Peterborough to Lincoln Line		Sleaford Line and station open

External links

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