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Sheffield to Lincoln Line

Legend Stocksbridge Line Sheffield Midland Main Line Darnall Woodhouse Midland Main Line Kiveton Bridge Kiveton Park Shireoaks (for Robin Hood Line) Worksop East Coast Main Line Retford Cottam Power Station Doncaster-Lincoln line Gainsborough Lea Road Saxilby Lincoln Central Gainsborough Central Kirton Lindsey Brigg to Scunthorpe & Doncaster to Lincoln Barnetby to Barton on Humber Habrough Grimsby Town Cleethorpes

The Sheffield to Lincoln line is a railway line in England. It runs from Sheffield east to Lincoln via Worksop, Retford and Gainsborough Lea Road. The route comprises the main line of the former Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, to Gainsborough, Trent Junction, where it then follows the former Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint line to Lincoln Central. The former main line continues from Trent Junction to Wrawby Junction, Barnetby, much of it now single line, where it then runs to Cleethorpes. This is currently served by six trains on Saturdays only.

The cities, towns and villages served by the route are listed below.

Sheffield-Lincoln

• Sheffield Midland
• Darnall
• Woodhouse
• Kiveton Bridge
• Kiveton Park
• Shireoaks
• Worksop
  • connections with Worksop-Nottingham line
• Retford
  • connections with ECML services at Retford
  • former main line continues forward from Trent Junction, just prior to reaching Gainsborough Central to Cleethorpes.
• Gainsborough Lea Road
  • connections with Doncaster-Lincoln line
• Saxilby
• Lincoln Central

Former M.S.& L.R.(Later G.C.R.) Main Line to Grimsby

• Gainsborough Central
• Kirton Lindsey
• Brigg
• Barnetby
  • connections with South TransPennine route and Nottingham to Grimsby Line
• Habrough
  • connections with Barton on Humber-Cleethorpes line
• Grimsby Town
• Cleethorpes

Services on the line are provided by Northern Rail and often continue through Sheffield to the Sheffield to Hull Line or to the Penistone Line.

Railway lines in the East Midlands Primary Chiltern Main Line · Cross Country Route · East Coast Main Line · Midland Main Line Local Barton Line · Birmingham to Peterborough Line · Buxton Line · Crewe-Derby Line · Derwent Valley Line · Doncaster to Lincoln Line · Glossop Line · Ivanhoe Line · Northampton Loop Line · Nottingham-Grantham Line · Nottingham-Lincoln Line · Oakham to Kettering Line · Poacher Line · Robin Hood Line · Sheffield to Lincoln Line

Railway lines in Yorkshire and the Humber Primary Cross Country Route · East Coast Main Line · Midland Main Line Local Airedale Line · Askern Branch Line · Caldervale Line · Dearne Valley Line · Doncaster to Lincoln Line · Esk Valley Line · Hallam Line · Harrogate Line · Hope Valley Line · Huddersfield Line · Hull to York Line · Leeds to Morecambe Line · Leeds-Bradford Lines · Leeds-Northallerton Railway · Northallerton–Eaglescliffe Line · Penistone Line · Pontefract Line · Settle-Carlisle Line · Sheffield to Hull Line · Sheffield to Lincoln Line · Wakefield Line · Wharfedale Line · York & Selby Lines · Yorkshire Coast Line · York to Scarborough Line