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Encyclopedia > Grantham to Skegness Line
Grantham-Skegness Line
Principal stations

Grantham
(for East Coast Main Line)
Ancaster
Rauceby
Sleaford
(for Peterborough-Lincoln Line)
Heckington
Swineshead
Hubbert's Bridge
Boston
Thorpe Culvert
Wainfleet
Havenhouse
Skegness The entrance to Grantham station Grantham Railway Station Lies On The East Coast Main Line ... The East Coast Main Line viaduct at Durham. ...

The Grantham to Skegness Line is a railway line linking Grantham and Skegness in Lincolnshire, England. It diverges from the East Coast Main Line north of Grantham. Railroad or railway tracks are used on railways, which, together with railroad switches (points), guide trains without the need for steering. ... Location within the British Isles Grantham is a small market town in Lincolnshire, England with about 40,000 inhabitants. ... Skegness is a seaside resort town in Lincolnshire, England, with a permanent population of about 30,000. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... The East Coast Main Line viaduct at Durham. ...


The towns and villages served by the route are listed below:

The route is a community rail line [1]. Location within the British Isles Grantham is a small market town in Lincolnshire, England with about 40,000 inhabitants. ... History During the Romano-British period, the Romans built a roadside settlement on the site of a Coritani settlement at Ancaster and named it Cavsennae. ... Location within the British Isles Sleaford is a crappy town in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. ... For other uses, see Boston (disambiguation). ... Skegness is a seaside resort town in Lincolnshire, England, with a permanent population of about 30,000. ...


According to a news report from November 2005, [2], the section between Boston and Skegness is currently unable to take heavy trains. 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...



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Railway lines in the East of England:
Main lines:  East Coast Main Line   Great Eastern Main Line
 Cambridge-King's Lynn "Fen" Line   Cambridge-Norwich "Breckland" Line   Colchester-Clacton Line  
 Ely-Peterborough Line   Ipswich-Ely Line   London-Cambridge Line   London, Tilbury & Southend Line  
 Manningtree-Harwich "Mayflower" Line   West Anglia Main Line   
Commuter lines:  Lea Valley Lines   Northern City Line   Romford-Upminster Line   Shenfield-Southend Victoria Line  
 Witham-Braintree Line
Rural lines:  Cambridge-Ipswich Line    Crouch Valley Line   East Suffolk Line   Grantham-Skegness Line  
 Ipswich-Felixstowe Line   Marks Tey-Sudbury Line   Norwich-Sheringham "Bittern" Line  
 Peterborough-Lincoln Line   Thorpe le Soken-Walton Line   Wherry Lines   

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Bittern Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (196 words)
The Bittern Line is a railway line from Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham in Norfolk.
The line was opened between Norwich and North Walsham in 1874 by the East Norfolk Railway, and it reached Cromer by 1877.
The rest of the line, between Cromer and Sheringham, was opened in 1887, and is the remains of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway line from Melton Constable.
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