Bingham railway station


Bingham railway station serves the market town of Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England. The station is 8½ miles east of Nottingham on the Nottingham-Skegness Line. The station is operated and served by East Midlands Railway.

History

Passenger services started on 15 July 1850. It is located on the line first opened by the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway and taken over by the Great Northern Railway. The buildings were designed by Thomas Chambers Hine.
In 1851 the first station master, Thomas Hand, absconded with 5 days' takings from passengers travelling to the Nottingham Fair.
Between 1879 and 1953, Bingham was also served by Bingham Road station on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. This station was used by London and North Western Railway Nottingham to Northampton services.

Station masters

There is generally an hourly service daily westbound to Nottingham and eastbound towards Grantham and Skegness.