Sleaford station needs improvements for new Sunday service

Summarised from Lincolnshire Live's report · Updated 5 Nov, 13:41 · Archive

A councillor has warned that Sleaford Railway Station lacks disabled access facilities ahead of a new Sunday service.

Lincolnshire Live reports that Conservative councillor Richard Wright has warned that Sleaford Railway Station lacks adequate facilities for disabled people. He called on rail bosses to improve disabled access, citing the absence of a lift and describing the facilities as inadequate. George Selby, stakeholder engagement manager at East Midlands Railway, said he would continue to lobby Network Rail for funding to improve disabled access to the station.

East Midlands Railway is introducing a two-hourly Sunday service between Lincoln and Sleaford from December, running from 9am to 8pm. However, the new service comes with trade-offs. Trains will be relocated from the Lincoln-to-Newark Northgate shuttle service, meaning passengers will no longer be able to travel directly from Lincoln to London's King's Cross on Sundays. Instead they must travel to Newark Castle and walk 15 minutes to Newark Northgate station to continue their journey.

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• Warning issued over Lincolnshire railway station after new Sunday service introducedFunding is needed for improvements at Sleaford Railway StationLincolnshire Live · 5 Nov, 11:44

In this story: Sleaford Railway Station · Richard Wright · East Midlands Railway · Lincolnshire County Council · Network Rail · Sleaford · Lincoln

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