The following Abellio East Midlands Railway services will be revised in our area on Saturday 7th December 2019 in connection with the Lincoln Winter Market.
An additional 09:52 Cleethorpes - Newark North Gate will run, calling at Grimsby Town (10:00), Habrough (10:10), Barnetby (10:20), Market Rasen (10:37), Lincoln Central (10:59), terminating Newark North Gate at 11:20
09:37 Newark North Gate - Grimsby Town will be extended to Cleethorpes, arriving there at 11:12
The 11:28 Grimsby Town - Newark North Gate will start back from Cleethorpes, leaving there at 11:20
An additional 16:49 Lincoln Central - Cleethorpes will run, calling at Market Rasen (17:07), Barnetby (17:24), Habrough (17:34), Grimsby Town (17:47), terminating at Cleethorpes at 17:55.
The 17:22 Lincoln Central - Grimsby Town will start back from Doncaster at 16:32, calling additionally at Gainsborough Lea Road (16:56) and Saxilby (17:07). It will also run through to Cleethorpes, terminating there at 18:26.
The 18:07 Newark North Gate will be extended to Cleethorpes, terminating there at 19:44
The 18:28 Grimsby Town - Newark North Gate will start back from Cleethorpes at 18:32 and will subsequently be retimed throughout, calling at Grimsby Town (18:40), Habrough (18:50), Barnetby (18:59), Market Rasen (19:14), Lincoln Central (19:34), Hykeham (19:42), Swinderby (19:48), Collingham (19:53), terminating Newark North Gate at 20:04.
The 19:45 Grimsby Town - Lincoln Central will start back from Cleethorpes at 19:51 and will subsequently be retimed throughout, calling at Grimsby Town (19:58), Habrough (20:08), Barnetby (20:17), Market Rasen (20:33), terminating Lincoln Central at 20:52.
Many other services from Thursday 5th until Saturday 7th December will be strengthened with additional carriages. Note however, that trains are likely to be busy.
Abellio East Midlands Railway have a dedicated webpage with advice for passengers intending to travel to the market:
https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/lincoln-christmas-market
When returning from the market, due to a queuing system being in place, passengers are advised to be at Lincoln Central station 30 minutes prior to the booked departure of your intended return train. Return trains from Lincoln to Grimsby are:
Friday 6th December 2019
17:22 (3 coaches)
20:02 (2 coaches - runs through to Cleethorpes)
Saturday 7th December 2019
16:49 (3 coaches - runs through to Cleethorpes) - this train is expected to be extremely busy
17:22 (3 coaches - runs through to Cleethorpes)
18:36 (3 coaches - runs through to Cleethorpes) - this train is expected to be extremely busy
The revised Cleethorpes - Newark timetable for Saturday 7th December 2019 is available at:
Stagecoach will be running additional buses on services 7 and 8 between Lincoln Central Bus Station Stand D, which is opposite the railway station and the cathedral, close to the market.
There will be buses every 10 minutes for the bulk of the event. Applicable fares:
Adult single: £1.50 (£1.00 after 18:00 on Thursday 5th and Friday 6th December 2019)
Adult return: £2.70
Child single: 75p
Child return: £1.35
Plus Bus tickets are also valid, these are priced at:
Adult: £3.20
Child: £1.60
Railcard holder: £2.10
Note that for railcard holders this is cheaper than the bus day return fare.