Lincoln St. Marks railway station

Lincoln St. Marks
The grand portico at St Marks
Location
Place	Lincoln
Area	Shire district of Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Coordinates	53°13′28″N 0°32′39″W / 53.22445°N 0.54404°W / 53.22445; -0.54404Coordinates: 53°13′28″N 0°32′39″W / 53.22445°N 0.54404°W / 53.22445; -0.54404
Grid reference	SK973707
Operations
Original company	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	LMSR Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms	2
History
4 August 1846	Opened as Lincoln by the Midland Railway
29 September 1950	Renamed Lincoln St. Marks
11 May 1985	Closed
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Lincoln Lines
Doncaster–Lincoln line to Doncaster Sheffield-Lincoln Line to Sheffield Pyewipe Junction Boultham Junction West Holmes Junction Nottingham–Lincoln line to Nottingham Holmes Yard Lincoln St. Marks Brayford Wharf Crossing High Street Crossing GN and GE Avoiding Line Lincoln Central Sheffield–Lincoln line to Cleethorpes GN Terrace Crossing Sincil Junction Grantham–Lincoln line to Grantham Washingboro' Junction Peterborough–Lincoln line to Peterborough Lincolnshire loop line to Spalding & Boston

Lincoln St. Marks is a closed railway station on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line.^[1]

History

St. Mark's railway station, the first in Lincoln, was opened by the Midland Railway in 1846. It was originally a terminus; the line was extended through the station only a few years after it opened, to connect with the Great Northern Railway just to the east of that company's Lincoln Central station. The Durham Ox Junction was also crossed by a road, leading to many delays. The junction was crossed by Pelham Bridge in the mid-1950s. Until its closure St. Marks was the mainline station, with through services from Cleethorpes to London King's Cross. Prior to closure of the Lincoln-to-Grantham line during the Beeching Axe, London services had used Lincoln Central. Direct services from London ceased with rail privatisation; after this, travel to St Marks required a change of train at Newark North Gate.

To avoid unnecessarily operating two stations, St Marks closed in 1985; services were diverted to the nearby Lincoln Central. The construction of a new 80-metre length of track to the west allowed services from Newark Castle station to reach Lincoln Central. The grand ionic portico that was once the entrance has been preserved and, as of January 2007, was home to Lakeland Limited as part of the commercial development of the site. A mock signalbox has also been erected in the car park on which has been affixed an original sign from the station. The remainder of the former station site is now St. Marks Shopping Centre.^[2] The redevelopment, in keeping with the preserved buildings, won an Ian Allan Heritage Award in 2009, which is commemorated by a plaque.

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References

• Lincoln St, Marks at Subterranea Britannica
• Farewell to St. Marks