Brigg railway station
{{Short description|Station which serves the town of Brigg in North Lincolnshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2016}}
{{distinguish|Brig railway station}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Brigg
| symbol_location = gb
| symbol = rail
| image = Brigg station footbridge.jpg
| caption = Platform one, looking east towards Barnetby
| borough = Brigg, North Lincolnshire
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|53.549|-0.486|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name = Grid reference
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|TA004068|25|TA004068}}
| manager = Northern Trains
| platforms = 2
| code = BGG
| classification = DfT category F2
| original = Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway
| pregroup = Great Central Railway
| postgroup = London and North Eastern Railway
| years = 1 November 1848
| events = Station opened
| mpassengers =
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{increase}} 1,678}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 130}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 632}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{decrease}} 288}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 1,018}}
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
}}
Brigg railway station serves the town of Brigg in North Lincolnshire, England. It opened on 1 November 1848. It is managed by Northern Trains, who also operate all passenger trains serving it.
History
File:Brigg railway station 1906912 6994a306.jpg
It was built by the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway (GG&SJR) and opened on 1 November 1848.{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=44 }} The GG&SJR subsequently became part of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway main line between Grimsby and Manchester Piccadilly.
In 2016, the footbridge was replaced, with the 1880s structure acquired by the Wensleydale Railway and installed at Leyburn.New bridge at Gainsborough - but no step-free access Rail issue 779 22 July 2015 page 16[https://web.archive.org/web/20200327210026/https://www.marketrasenmail.co.uk/business/new-footbridge-brigg-station-needs-some-extra-attention-2166535 New footbridge but Brigg station needs some extra attention] Market Rasen Mail 3 April 2016Brigg footbridge rebuilt for second life in Wensleydale Heritage Railway issue 257 August 2019 page 36
Design
The station is unstaffed and the only buildings are the bus shelters standing on the platforms now for cover.
Services
All services at Brigg are operated by Northern Trains.
From 21 May 2023, the station is served by a parliamentary service of one train per day towards {{rws|Cleethorpes}} and one train per day towards {{rws|Sheffield}} on weekdays only. These services run fast between {{rws|Worksop}} and {{rws|Sheffield}}.{{NRtimes|May 2023|26}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Timetable change {{!}} May 2023 |url=https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/travel/timetables/timetable-change |access-date=5 May 2023 |website=Northern Trains}}
Prior to the May 2023 timetable change, the station had been served by three trains per day in each direction on Saturdays only, with weekday services having been withdrawn by British Rail at the end of the summer timetable in October 1993.GB NRT October 1993 Edition, Table 29{{NRtimes|December 2022|30}}
{{rail start}}
{{s-rail-national|previous=Kirton Lindsey|next=Barnetby|toc=Northern Trains|route={{smalldiv|Brigg Branch Line}}|notemid={{smalldiv|Limited service}}}}
{{Historical Rail Insert}}
{{s-rail-national|status=Historical|previous=Scawby|next=Barnetby|toc=GCR|route={{smalldiv|Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway}}|note={{smalldiv|Line open,
station closed}}|note2={{smalldiv|Line and station open}}}}
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References
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External links
{{Commons category|Brigg railway station}}
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{{Lincolnshire railway stations}}
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Category:Railway stations in the Borough of North Lincolnshire
Category:DfT Category F2 stations
Category:Former Great Central Railway stations