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| General information | |||||
| Location | Bingham,Rushcliffe England | ||||
| Grid reference | SK705401 | ||||
| Managed by | East Midlands Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | BIN | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1850 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  79,410 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  14,442 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 55,774 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 63,540 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 61,816 | ||||
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Bingham railway station serves the market town ofBingham,Nottinghamshire,England. Thestation is 8½ miles (14 km) east ofNottingham on the Nottingham-Skegness Line. The station is operated and served byEast Midlands Railway.
Passenger services started on 15 July 1850.[1] It is located on the line first opened by theAmbergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway and taken over by theGreat Northern Railway.[2] The buildings were designed byThomas Chambers Hine.[3]
In 1851 the first station master, Thomas Hand, absconded with five days' takings from passengers travelling to the Nottingham Fair.[4]
Between 1879 and 1953, Bingham was also served byBingham Road station on theGreat Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. It was used forLondon and North Western Railway services betweenNottingham London Road and stations toNorthampton.
From 7 January 1963 passenger steam trains between Grantham, Bottesford, Elton and Orston, Aslockton, Bingham, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Netherfield and Colwick, Nottingham London-road (High Level) and Nottingham (Victoria) were replaced by diesel multiple-unit trains.[5]
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There is generally an hourly service daily westbound to Nottingham and eastbound towardsGrantham andSkegness.[10] One early morning weekday service toPeterborough andNorwich also calls here.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| East Midlands Railway | ||||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Radcliffe-on-Trent | Great Northern Railway Nottingham to Grantham Nottingham to Newark | Aslockton | ||
52°57′15″N0°57′05″W / 52.95417°N 0.95139°W /52.95417; -0.95139
