Retford railway station is on the East Coast Main Line serving the town of Retford, Nottinghamshire, England. It is 138 miles 49 chains (223.1 km) down the line from London King's Cross and is situated between Newark North Gate and Doncaster on the main line. It has four platforms, two of which serve the main line and the other two, located at a lower level and at right angles to the first pair, serve the Sheffield to Lincoln Line.
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- Retford railway station in the context of Doncaster railway station
Retford railway station in the context of Doncaster railway station
Doncaster railway station is a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line, serving the city of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. It is 155 miles 77 chains (251 km) down the line from London King's Cross and is situated between Retford and York on the main line. It is managed by London North Eastern Railway. It is the second busiest station in South Yorkshire (after Sheffield) and the fourth busiest in Yorkshire & the Humber.
It is a major passenger interchange between the main line, Cross Country Route and local services running across Northern England. It is also the point for which London North Eastern Railway services branching off to Leeds diverge from the main route, which continues north towards Edinburgh Waverley.
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