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{{short description|Railway station in South Yorkshire, England}}
{{Short description|Railway station in South Yorkshire, England}}
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| name = Doncaster
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| caption = The frontage at Doncaster
| image = Doncaster Station - geograph.org.uk - 827198.jpg
| caption = The frontage at Doncaster station in May 2008
| code = DON
| borough = [[City of Doncaster|Doncaster]], [[South Yorkshire]]
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| locale = [[Doncaster]]
| borough = [[Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster]]
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| pte = [[South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive|South Yorkshire]]
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[[File:Doncaster railway station geograph-2261727-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg|thumb|right|At the station in 1953]]
[[File:Doncaster 2 railway geograph-2272319-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg|thumb|right|Down Express departing in 1957]]
[[File:Doncaster railway station geograph-2261727-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg|thumb|right|Line-up of steam locomotives (left-to-right: an [[LNER Thompson Class A2/3|A2/3]], [[LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3|A3]] and a [[LNER Thompson Class B1|B1]]) at Doncaster station in August 1953]]
[[File:Doncaster 55012 7 77.jpg|thumb|right|A [[British Rail Class 55|Deltic]] locomotive coupling to the Hull-King's Cross train, July 1975]]
[[File:Doncaster 2 railway geograph-2272319-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg|thumb|right|Down Express, headed by an [[LNER Thompson Class A2/3|A2/3]], departing in April 1957]]
[[File:Doncaster 55012 7 77.jpg|thumb|right|A [[British Rail Class 55|Deltic]] Class 55 locomotive no.55012 ''Crepello'' coupling to the Hull-London King's Cross train as [[Trainspotters in the United Kingdom|trainspotters]] watch on, July 1977]]
'''Doncaster railway station''' is on the [[East Coast Main Line]] in the United Kingdom, serving the town of [[Doncaster]], South Yorkshire. It is {{convert|155|mi|77|chain|km|0}} down the line from {{rws|London King's Cross}} and is situated between {{rws|Retford}} and {{rws|York}} on the main line. It is managed by [[London North Eastern Railway]].
'''Doncaster railway station''' is on the [[East Coast Main Line]] serving the city of [[Doncaster]], [[South Yorkshire]], England. It is {{convert|155|mi|77|chain|km|0}} down the line from {{rws|London King's Cross}} and is situated between {{rws|Retford}} and {{rws|York}} on the main line. It is managed by [[London North Eastern Railway]]. It is the second busiest station in South Yorkshire (after {{rws|Sheffield}}), and the fourth busiest station in [[Yorkshire & the Humber]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage|title=Estimates of station usage |work= ORR Data Portal|accessdate=26 February 2024}}</ref>


It is a major passenger interchange between the main line, [[Cross Country Route]] and local services running across the North of England. It is also the point for which London North Eastern Railway services branching off to {{rws|Leeds}} diverge from the main route continuing north towards [[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Edinburgh]].
It is a major passenger interchange between the main line, [[Cross Country Route]] and local services running across the North of England. It is also the point for which London North Eastern Railway services branching off to {{rws|Leeds}} diverge from the main route continuing north towards [[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Edinburgh]].


==History==
==History==
The railway station was built in 1849 replacing a temporary structure constructed a year earlier.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/results.asp?image=10443027&wwwflag=2&imagepos=24 |title=Drinking fountain, about 1957 |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Science and Society Picture Library |accessdate=29 July 2018 }}</ref> It was rebuilt in its present form in 1938 and has had several slight modifications since that date, most notably in 2006, when the new interchange and connection to [[Frenchgate Centre]] opened.
The railway station was built in 1850 replacing a temporary structure constructed two years earlier, located some {{convert|450|yard}} further south.{{sfn|Batty|1991|p=50}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/results.asp?image=10443027&wwwflag=2&imagepos=24 |title=Drinking fountain, about 1957 |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Science and Society Picture Library |access-date=29 July 2018 }}</ref> Between 1850 and 1873 the station had two main platforms, with loops to each platform diverting off the main running lines.{{sfn|Batty|1991|p=19}} It was rebuilt in its present form in 1938, where the platform on the townside of the station (the eastern side) was converted into an island platform thereby creating a fourth through running line.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Porter |first1=Derek |last2=Chapman |first2=Stephen |title=Railway Memories No. 10: Doncaster |date=1997 |publisher=Bellcode Books |location=Todmorden |isbn=1-871233-09-7|page=8}}</ref> The station has had several slight modifications since that date - in 1976, a project to refurbish the passenger facilities was completed at a cost of £125,000, and in 2006, the new interchange and connection to [[Frenchgate Centre]] opened.{{sfn|Batty|1991|pp=107, 133}}<ref>{{cite news |title=ON THIS DAY: 2006: New look Frenchgate Centre and interchange opens |url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/on-this-day-2006-new-look-frenchgate-centre-and-interchange-opens-61607 |access-date=9 January 2024 |work=The Star |date=8 June 2016}}</ref> The station was evacuated and services on the East Coast Main Line stopped in March 1997 due to a bomb hoax called in by the [[Irish Republican Army|IRA]]. Actual bombs were left at {{rws|Wilmslow}} railway station in [[Cheshire]] on the same day.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jenkins |first1=Russell |last2=Tendler |first2=Stewart |title=Security tightened as police warn of further attacks |work=The Times |issue=65848 |date=27 March 1997 |page=2|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>

In May 2015, construction commenced on a new [[Platform 0]] to the north-east of the station adjacent to the Frenchgate Centre on the site of the former cattle dock. It will be used by terminating [[Northern (train operating company)|Northern]] services to [[Hull Paragon Interchange|Hull]], [[Beverley railway station|Beverley]], [[Bridlington railway station|Bridlington]] and [[Scarborough railway station|Scarborough]]. This will allow these services to operate independently of the East Coast Main Line.<ref>"Doncaster to get a Platform 0 in £21m upgrade" ''[[The Railway Magazine]]'' issue 1371 June 2015 p. 81</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|editor=Nigel Harris|title=Roll up, roll up for Doncaster's Platform 0|magazine=[[Rail (magazine)|Rail]]|issue=777|date=24 June 2015 |page=15|issn=0953-4563}}</ref> It is joined to the rest of the station via a fully accessible overbridge.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/watch-incredible-time-lapse-footage-of-new-bridge-being-installed-at-doncaster-rail-station-1-7877249 |title=WATCH: Incredible time-lapse footage of new bridge being installed at Doncaster rail station |work=Doncaster Free Press |date=26 April 2016 |accessdate=13 December 2016}}</ref>


In May 2015, construction commenced on a new [[Platform 0]] to the north-east of the station adjacent to the Frenchgate Centre on the site of the former cattle dock. It is used by terminating [[Northern Trains]] services to [[Hull Paragon Interchange|Hull]], [[Beverley railway station|Beverley]], [[Bridlington railway station|Bridlington]] and [[Scarborough railway station|Scarborough]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Green-Hughes |first1=Evan |title=Doncaster Station |magazine=Hornby Magazine |date=July 2021 |issue=169 |page=119 |issn=1753-2469}}</ref> This allowed these services to operate independently of the [[East Coast Main Line]].<ref>"Doncaster to get a Platform 0 in £21m upgrade" ''[[The Railway Magazine]]'' issue 1371 June 2015 p. 81</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|editor=Nigel Harris|title=Roll up, roll up for Doncaster's Platform 0|magazine=[[Rail (magazine)|Rail]]|issue=777|date=24 June 2015 |page=15|issn=0953-4563}}</ref> It is joined to the rest of the station via a fully accessible overbridge.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/watch-incredible-time-lapse-footage-of-new-bridge-being-installed-at-doncaster-rail-station-1-7877249 |title=WATCH: Incredible time-lapse footage of new bridge being installed at Doncaster rail station |work=Doncaster Free Press |date=26 April 2016 |access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref>
===Station Masters===
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*G.R.H. Mullins 1849 – 1855<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Changes in the Situation of Station-master at the Boston Station |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000354/18550928/012/0006 |newspaper=Lincolnshire Chronicle |location=England |date=28 September 1855 |accessdate=2 September 2017 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> (afterwards stationmaster at Boston)
*William Ruxton ca. 1863
*David Greenwood ???? – 1877
*James Bradford 1877 – 1878
*Charles Ratchelous 1878 – 1885
*James L. Rayner 1885 – 1892<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Popular GNR Official |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000354/18550928/012/0006 |newspaper=Lincolnshire Chronicle |location=England |date=28 September 1855 |accessdate=2 September 2017 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
*George Bolt ca. 1892 – 1896
*William Henry Lindsey 1896 – 1915
*Thomas Christopher 1915<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Mr Thomas Christopher |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000324/19150421/030/0004 |newspaper=Hull Daily Mail |location=England |date=21 April 1915 |accessdate=7 March 2020 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> – 1917 (formerly station master at Hatfield)
*Fred Warriner 1917 – 1921<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Doncaster Station-Master to Be Superintendent |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000250/19210819/103/0003 |newspaper=Sheffield Daily Telegraph |location=England |date=19 August 1921 |accessdate=2 September 2017 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
*Mr. Trotter 1921 – 1922<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Official Changes at the GNR |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19221204/211/0009 |newspaper=Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer |location=England |date=4 December 1922 |accessdate=2 September 2017 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
*George Herbert Gregory 1923 – 1933<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=New Station-Master |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000273/19330815/236/0007 |newspaper=Yorkshire Evening Post |location=England |date=15 August 1933 |accessdate=2 September 2017 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
*E.H. Fowler 1933 – 1937<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Former Driffield Station Master Retiring |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001066/19460413/099/0004 |newspaper=Driffield Times |location=England |date=13 April 1946 |accessdate=2 September 2017 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
*Edwin Oliver Wright 1937 – 1940<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Former Driffield Station Master Retiring |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001066/19460413/099/0004 |newspaper=Driffield Times |location=England |date=13 April 1946 |accessdate=2 September 2017 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
*R.P. Haw 1940 (acting)
*J.E. Fisher ca. 1951
{{Div col end}}
{{Expand list|date=August 2017}}


==Platforms==
==Platforms==
The station has nine platforms on three islands. Platforms 1, 3, 4 and 8 can take through trains. Platforms 2 and 5 are south-facing bays, and 0, 6 and 7 are north facing bays. A first class lounge is available on platform 3A.
The station has nine platforms on three islands. Platforms 1, 3, 4 and 8 can take through trains. Platforms 2 and 5 are south-facing bays; platforms 0, 6 and 7 are north facing bays. A first class lounge is available on platform 3A.


'''Platform 0''' is scheduled to take almost exclusively [[Northern (train operating company)|Northern]] services to and from [[Hull Paragon Interchange|Hull]], [[Beverley railway station|Beverley]] and [[Bridlington railway station|Bridlington]]. The brand new platform opened on 12 December 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last=Marshall |first=Sarah |date=12 December 2016 |title=Platform 0 opens at Doncaster train station |url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/video-platform-0-opens-at-doncaster-train-station-1-8285690 |work=The Star |accessdate=29 July 2018 }}</ref>
* '''Platform 0''' is used to take almost exclusively [[Northern Trains]] services to and from [[Hull Paragon Interchange|Hull]], [[Beverley railway station|Beverley]] and [[Bridlington railway station|Bridlington]]. The brand new platform opened on 12 December 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last=Marshall |first=Sarah |date=12 December 2016 |title=Platform 0 opens at Doncaster train station |url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/video-platform-0-opens-at-doncaster-train-station-1-8285690 |work=The Star |access-date=29 July 2018 }}</ref>
* '''Platform 1''' is used by southbound [[London North Eastern Railway]], [[Grand Central (train operating company)|Grand Central]] and [[Hull Trains]] services to [[London King's Cross railway station|London King's Cross]].
* '''Platform 2''' has no scheduled trains.
* '''Platform 3A''' is used by [[London North Eastern Railway]], [[Grand Central (train operating company)|Grand Central]] and [[Hull Trains]] services to [[London King's Cross railway station|London King's Cross]]
* '''Platform 3B''' is used by [[Northern Trains]] services to [[Sheffield railway station|Sheffield]] and [[TransPennine Express]] services to [[Manchester Piccadilly railway station|Manchester Piccadilly]]
* ''Between platforms 3 and 4 are the high speed up and down lines to/from London''
* '''Platform 4''' is used by northbound [[London North Eastern Railway]] services to [[York railway station|York]], [[Newcastle railway station|Newcastle]] and [[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Edinburgh]], [[Grand Central (train operating company)|Grand Central]] services to [[Bradford Interchange]], [[Hull Trains]] services to [[Hull Paragon Interchange|Hull]], [[Northern Trains]] through services to [[Bridlington railway station|Bridlington]] and [[Scarborough railway station|Scarborough]] and [[TransPennine Express]] services to [[Cleethorpes railway station|Cleethorpes]]. Southbound [[CrossCountry]] services towards [[Birmingham New Street railway station|Birmingham New Street]] also use this platform.
* '''Platform 5''' is a bay platform used by [[East Midlands Railway]] services to [[Lincoln railway station|Lincoln]] and [[Northern Trains]] services to [[Sheffield railway station|Sheffield]]
* '''Platform 6''' is a bay platform used by [[Northern Trains]] services to [[Leeds railway station|Leeds]].
* '''Platform 7''' is seldom in public use, but is used by [[Northern Trains]] services to [[Scunthorpe railway station|Scunthorpe]] when it is.
* '''Platform 8''' is used by northbound [[London North Eastern Railway]] services towards [[Leeds railway station|Leeds]]; [[CrossCountry]] services to [[Newcastle railway station|Newcastle]]; and [[Northern Trains]] services in both directions – southbound to [[Sheffield railway station|Sheffield]] and northbound to [[Adwick railway station|Adwick]] and [[Scunthorpe railway station|Scunthorpe]]. Services towards [[Birmingham New Street railway station|Birmingham New Street]] also use this platform.


There were plans to add platforms 9 and 10 to cope with [[Eurostar]] trains but this project was cancelled when it was decided that Eurostar would not serve Britain outside the South East of England.
'''Platform 1''' is scheduled to take southbound [[London North Eastern Railway]], [[Grand Central (train operating company)|Grand Central]] and [[Hull Trains]] trains towards [[London King's Cross railway station|London King's Cross]].
[[London North Eastern Railway]] services come from [[Leeds railway station|Leeds]] and [[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Edinburgh]], [[Grand Central (train operating company)|Grand Central]] services from [[Bradford Interchange railway station|Bradford Interchange]] to [[London King's Cross railway station|London King's Cross]], which operate non-stop from Doncaster and [[Hull Trains]] services from [[Hull Paragon Interchange|Hull]].


There are presently no [[turnstile|ticket barriers]] in operation at this station; however, on race days at [[Doncaster Racecourse]], manual ticket checks are in operation in the subway.
'''Platform 2''' has no scheduled trains and is not normally for public use.


The station was refurbished in 2006 and is now directly connected to the [[Frenchgate Centre]] extension in Doncaster town centre. The station now has a new booking office for tickets and information, three new lifts, refurbished staircases and subway. There is a newsagent and some food outlets. More recently, interactive touch screens have been installed around the station by [[London North Eastern Railway]] services to provide information about local attractions, live departures and disruptions and station facilities. In addition, mobile phone charging points are now available on the concourse, touch screen and self-service ticketing machines have been installed across the concourse; the stairways to the subway have now been divided into two way systems to improve the flow of passengers during peak times.
'''Platform 3A''' is scheduled to take some southbound [[East Coast Main Line]] trains towards [[London King's Cross railway station|London King's Cross]] – [[London North Eastern Railway]] services here usually originate in [[York railway station|York]] calling at all stations along the route ([[Retford railway station|Retford]], [[Newark North Gate railway station|Newark North Gate]], [[Grantham railway station|Grantham]], [[Peterborough railway station|Peterborough]], and [[Stevenage railway station|Stevenage]]); and the platform is scheduled to take some southbound [[Hull Trains]] services to [[London King's Cross railway station|London King's Cross]].


In a route study by [[Network Rail]], it was proposed that new platforms could be built on the western side of the station to meet expected demand in the future.<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=East Coast Main Line Route Study |url=https://cdn.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/East-Coast-Main-Line-Route-Study.pdf |publisher=Network Rail |page=32 |date=1 June 2018 }}</ref>
'''Platform 3B''' takes services to [[Sheffield railway station|Sheffield]] and [[Manchester Piccadilly railway station|Manchester]] / [[Manchester Airport railway station|Manchester Airport]], operated by [[Northern (train operating company)|Northern]] and [[TransPennine Express]] and will take services from Sheffield when there is congestion.


In March 2019, it was revealed that there were plans, as part of the East Coast improvement programme in [[Network Rail Control Periods#Control Period 6 (CP6): 2019–2024|Control Period 6]], to add an additional platform at Doncaster.<ref>[https://cdn.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Route-Strategic-Plan-London-North-Eastern-and-East-Midlands.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328182228/https://cdn.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Route-Strategic-Plan-London-North-Eastern-and-East-Midlands.pdf |date=28 March 2019 }} p.66</ref>
''Between platforms 3 and 4 are the high speed up and down lines from London''


==Accidents and incidents==
'''Platform 4''' is scheduled to take northbound [[London North Eastern Railway]] services towards [[York railway station|York]], [[Newcastle Central railway station|Newcastle]] and [[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Edinburgh]]; [[Hull Trains]] services to [[Hull Paragon Interchange|Hull]]; [[Northern (train operating company)|Northern]] through services to [[Bridlington railway station|Bridlington]] and [[Scarborough railway station|Scarborough]] from [[Sheffield Midland railway station|Sheffield]]; and [[TransPennine Express]] services to [[Cleethorpes railway station|Cleethorpes]]. However, southbound [[CrossCountry]] services towards [[Birmingham New Street railway station|Birmingham New Street]] and beyond also depart from this platform.
*{{main|Doncaster rail crash (1947)}} On 9 August 1947, a passenger train was in a rear-end collision with another due to a signalman's error. 18 people were killed and 188 were injured.<ref name=Hoole3>{{cite book |last=Hoole |first=Ken |author-link=Ken Hoole |title=Trains in Trouble: Vol. 3 |year=1982 |publisher=Atlantic Books |location=Redruth |isbn=0-906899-05-2 |page=3 }}</ref>
*{{Main|Doncaster rail crash (1951)}} On 16 March 1951, a derailment occurred south of the station in which 14 passengers were killed and 12 seriously injured.


==Services==
'''Platform 5''' is a bay platform used for [[Northern (train operating company)|Northern]] and [[East Midlands Railway]] services to [[Sheffield Midland railway station|Sheffield]] and [[Lincoln Central railway station|Lincoln Central]] (some of which extend to [[Peterborough railway station|Peterborough]]).
Seven [[train operating company|train operating companies]] call at Doncaster, which is the highest number of companies in the UK and is also equal in number only to [[Crewe railway station|Crewe]], and [[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Edinburgh Waverley]] in the UK. Their off-peak weekday service patterns are as follows:


'''CrossCountry'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/media-vnext/3nnfuejx/book1-v4-web-version.pdf|title=CrossCountry December 2023-June 2024 Timetable|access-date=12 May 2024}}</ref><br />
'''Platform 6''' is a bay platform used almost exclusively for [[Northern (train operating company)|Northern]] commuter services to [[Leeds railway station|Leeds]].


* 6 tpd to {{rws|York}}, of which:
'''Platform 7''' is seldom in public use, but when it is, is used for [[Northern (train operating company)|Northern]] services towards [[Scunthorpe railway station|Scunthorpe]] via all stations.
** 4 tpd continue to [[Newcastle railway station|Newcastle Central]], via {{rws|Darlington}} and {{rws|Durham}}
* 4 tpd to {{rws|Reading}} via {{rws|Derby}}, {{rws|Birmingham New Street}} and {{rws|Oxford}}
* 1 tpd to {{rws|Birmingham New Street}} via {{rws|Sheffield}} and {{rws|Derby}}


'''East Midlands Railway'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/media/2685/download?inline|title=East Midlands Railway Doncaster-Peterborough via Lincoln Central December 2023-June 2024 Timetable|access-date=12 May 2024}}</ref><br />
'''Platform 8''' is used for northbound [[London North Eastern Railway]] services towards [[Leeds railway station|Leeds]]; and [[CrossCountry]] services to [[Newcastle Central railway station|Newcastle]]; and local services in both directions – south to [[Sheffield Midland railway station|Sheffield]] and north to [[Adwick railway station|Adwick]]. The platform is also used for [[Northern (train operating company)|Northern]] local services to [[Scunthorpe railway station|Scunthorpe]] via all stations. Southbound [[CrossCountry]] services are also scheduled to use this platform, but only at times when the station is otherwise congested.


* 5 tpd to {{rws|Peterborough}} via {{rws|Gainsborough Lea Road}}, [[Lincoln railway station|Lincoln Central]] and {{rws|Sleaford}}
There are presently no [[turnstile|ticket barriers]] in operation at this station; however on race days (at [[Doncaster Racecourse]]), manual ticket checks are in operation in the subway.


'''Grand Central'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grandcentralrail.com/travelling-with-gc/timetables|title=Grand Central Timetables December 2023-June 2024 Timetable|access-date=12 May 2024}}</ref><br />
The station has been recently refurbished in 2006 and is now directly connected to the [[Frenchgate Centre]] extension in Doncaster town centre. The station now has a new booking office for tickets and information, three new lifts, refurbished staircases and subway. There is a newsagent and some food outlets. More recently, interactive touch screens have been installed around the station by [[London North Eastern Railway]] services to provide information about local attractions, live departures and disruptions and station facilities. As well as this, mobile phone charging points are now available on the concourse, touch screen, self-service ticketing machines have been installed across the concourse and the stairways to the subway have now been divided into two way systems to improve the flow of passengers during peak times.


* 4 tpd to {{rws|London King's Cross}} (3 tpd non-stop, 1 tpd via {{rws|Peterborough}})
In a route study by [[Network Rail]] it was proposed that new platforms could be built on the western side of the station to meet demand expected in the future.<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=East Coast Main Line Route Study |url=https://cdn.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/East-Coast-Main-Line-Route-Study.pdf |publisher=Network Rail |page=32 |date=1 June 2018 }}</ref>
* 4 tpd to {{rws|Bradford Interchange}} via {{rws|Wakefield Kirkgate}}, {{rws|Mirfield}} and {{rws|Halifax|England}} (2 tpd calling at {{rws|Pontefract Monkhill}})


'''Hull Trains'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/-/media/pdf-files/base-timetables/hull-trains-december-june-2024-customer-timetable-v2.pdf|title=Hull Trains Timetable December 2023-June 2024 Timetable|access-date=12 May 2024}}</ref><br />
In March 2019, it was revealed that there were plans, as part of the East Coast improvement programme in [[Network Rail Control Periods#Control Period 6 (CP6): 2019–2024|Control Period 6]], to add an additional platform at Doncaster.<ref>[https://cdn.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Route-Strategic-Plan-London-North-Eastern-and-East-Midlands.pdf] p.66</ref>


* 7 tpd to {{rws|London King's Cross}} via {{rws|Retford}} and {{rws|Grantham}}
==Accidents and incidents==
* 7 tpd to [[Hull Paragon Interchange|Hull Paragon]] via {{rws|Selby}}, {{rws|Howden}} and {{rws|Brough}}, of which:
*{{main|Doncaster rail crash (1947)}} On 9 August 1947, a passenger train was in a rear-end collision with another due to a signalman's error. 18 people were killed and 188 were injured.<ref name=Hoole3>{{cite book |last=Hoole |first=Ken |authorlink=Ken Hoole |title=Trains in Trouble: Vol. 3 |year=1982 |publisher=Atlantic Books |location=Redruth |isbn=0-906899-05-2 |page=3 }}</ref>
** 2 tpd continue to {{rws|Beverley}} via {{rws|Cottingham}}
*{{Main|Doncaster rail crash (1951)}} On 16 March 1951 a derailment occurred south of the station in which 14 passengers were killed and 12 seriously injured.


'''London North Eastern Railway'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lner.co.uk/globalassets/lner_december-may_2024_timetable_guide_web-min-min.pdf|title=London North Eastern Railway Timetable December 2023-June 2024 Timetable|access-date=12 May 2024}}</ref><br />
==Services==
Seven [[train operating company|train operating companies]] (TOCs) call at Doncaster, which is the highest number of companies in the UK and is also equal in number only to [[Crewe railway station|Crewe]] and [[Liverpool Lime Street railway station|Liverpool Lime Street]] in the UK. Train operators include the following:


* 3 1/2tph to {{rws|London King's Cross}}, of which:
'''CrossCountry'''<br />
** 1 tp2h slow via {{rws|Retford}}
[[CrossCountry]] have dropped most Doncaster to Edinburgh services. They offer an hourly service to [[Newcastle railway station|Newcastle]] and [[Reading railway station|Reading]] with one service per day running through to both [[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Edinburgh Waverley]] and [[Guildford (Surrey) railway station|Guildford]] or [[Southampton Central railway station|Southampton Central]].<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2016|51}}</ref> The majority of CrossCountry services at Doncaster use 4-car Voyager DEMUs ([[British Rail Class 220|Class 220s]]).
** 3 tph semi-fast
* 2 tph to {{rws|Leeds}} via {{rws|Wakefield Westgate}}, of which:
** 1 tp2h continue to {{rws|Harrogate}} via {{rws|Horsforth}}
** 2 tpd continue to {{rws|Bradford Forster Square}} via {{rws|Shipley}}
** 1 tpd continues to {{rws|Skipton}} via {{rws|Keighley}}
* 1 tph to {{rws|Edinburgh Waverley}} via {{rws|York}}, {{rws|Darlington}} and [[Newcastle railway station|Newcastle Central]], of which:
** 1 tpd continues to {{rws|Glasgow Central}} via {{rws|Haymarket}} and {{rws|Motherwell}}
* 1 tpd to [[Hull Paragon]] via {{rws|Selby}} and {{rws|Brough}}


'''Northern Trains'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/travel/timetables|title=Northern Trains Timetable December 2023-June 2024 Timetable|access-date=12 May 2024}}</ref><br />
'''East Midlands Railway'''<br />
[[East Midlands Railway]] offer a limited direct service to [[St Pancras railway station|London St Pancras]] and to [[Leeds railway station|Leeds]], [[York railway station|York]] and [[Scarborough railway station|Scarborough]]. Services to London St Pancras run via [[Sheffield railway station|Sheffield]], [[Chesterfield railway station|Chesterfield]], [[Derby railway station|Derby]] and [[Leicester railway station|Leicester]] but less often and have longer journey times than London North Eastern Railway services. They also operate a local service to [[Lincoln Central railway station|Lincoln]] which occasionally extends to [[Sleaford railway station|Sleaford]] and [[Peterborough railway station|Peterborough]].<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2016|18}}</ref>


* 2 tph to Sheffield, of which:
'''Hull Trains'''<br />
** 1 tph slow via {{rws|Mexborough}}, {{rws|Rotherham Central}} and [[Meadowhall Interchange]]
[[Hull Trains]] operates services between [[London King's Cross railway station|London King's Cross]] and [[Hull Paragon Interchange|Hull]] or [[Beverley railway station|Beverley]] via [[Selby railway station|Selby]].
** 1 tph semi-fast via [[Meadowhall Interchange]]
* 1 tp2h to {{rws|Scunthorpe}} via {{rws|Kirk Sandall}}, {{rws|Crowle}} and {{rws|Althorpe}}
* 2 tph to [[Hull Paragon Interchange]], of which:
** 1 tph continues to {{rws|Scarborough}} via {{rws|Beverley}}, {{rws|Bridlington}} and {{rws|Seamer}}, and operates semi-fast to Hull Paragon
*1 tph to {{rws|Adwick}} via {{rws|Bentley|South Yorkshire}}
*1 tph to {{rws|Leeds}} via {{rws|Adwick}}, {{rws|Fitzwilliam}} and {{rws|Wakefield Westgate}}


'''TransPennine Express'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timetables.tpexpress.co.uk/#/timetables/2400/South|title=TransPennine Express South Route Timetable December 2023-June 2024 Timetable|access-date=12 May 2024}}</ref><br />
'''TransPennine Express'''<br />
[[TransPennine Express]] serve stations towards the east to [[Cleethorpes railway station|Cleethorpes]], and to the west towards [[Manchester Airport railway station|Manchester Airport]]. TransPennine services operate hourly in each direction generally.<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2016|29}}</ref>


* 1 tph to {{rws|Liverpool Lime Street}} via {{rws|Sheffield}}, {{rws|Manchester Piccadilly}} and {{rws|Warrington Central}}
'''Grand Central'''<br />
* 1 tph to {{rws|Cleethorpes}} via {{rws|Scunthorpe}}, {{rws|Barnetby}} and {{rws|Grimsby Town}}
[[Grand Central (train operating company)|Grand Central]] offers four trains a day between [[Bradford Interchange railway station|Bradford Interchange]] and [[London King's Cross railway station|King's Cross.]] All Bradford-London services call at Doncaster. Southbound the next stop is [[London King's Cross railway station|King's Cross]] with a journey time of around 90 minutes – the fastest on the route due to the non-stop nature of the service.

'''Northern'''<br />
[[Northern (train operating company)|Northern]] generally offers services from Doncaster to stations within [[Yorkshire]] and [[Lincolnshire]], such as [[Sheffield railway station|Sheffield]], [[Leeds railway station|Leeds]] and [[Lincoln Central railway station|Lincoln]]. It provides stopping services, stopping at every station along-route, and 'fast' services, stopping at just the principal stations. It is possible to travel on Northern Rail to [[Retford railway station|Retford]] from Doncaster, via [[Sheffield railway station|Sheffield]], on a direct train. However, this involves a journey of 80 min from [[Adwick railway station|Adwick]]. The direct London North Eastern Railway service takes, on average, just 14 min.

'''London North Eastern Railway'''<br />
[[London North Eastern Railway]] offers regular (55 trains per day) direct trains services to [[London King's Cross railway station|London King's Cross]], which can be reached in 100–115 mins, depending on the service. All trains to [[Leeds railway station|Leeds]] call at Doncaster, and an hourly service to [[Newcastle railway station|Newcastle]] or Scotland ([[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Edinburgh]] and the once daily [[Glasgow Central railway station|Glasgow Central]] service). London North Eastern Railway also offer services to cities such as [[Leeds railway station|Leeds]] (terminating services), [[York railway station|York]], Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, [[Inverness railway station|Inverness]] and [[Aberdeen railway station|Aberdeen]].<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2016|26}}</ref>

There were plans to add platforms 9 and 10 to cope with [[Eurostar]] trains but this project was cancelled when it was decided that Eurostar would not serve Britain outside the South East of England.


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==In the media==
In 1973 the station was featured in the first episode of ''[[Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?]]'', entitled ''Strangers on a Train'', featuring [[James Bolam]] and [[Rodney Bewes]]. Although it is not stated where the scenes in the station were filmed, signs for [[Grimsby Town railway station|Grimsby Town]] and [[Scunthorpe railway station|Scunthorpe]] are visible in the background.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Listed buildings in Doncaster (Town Ward)]]
*[[Joan Croft Halt railway station]] (North Doncaster Chord project)
*[[Joan Croft Halt railway station]] ([[North Doncaster Chord]] project)
*[[Doncaster Works]] – a locomotive works adjacent to the station.
*[[Doncaster Works]] – a locomotive works adjacent to the station.


==References==
==References==
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{{reflist}}
=== Sources ===
*{{cite book |last1=Batty |first1=Stephen R. |title=Rail Centres: Doncaster |date=1991 |publisher=Ian Allan |location=Shepperton |isbn=0-7110-2004-3}}


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Latest revision as of 20:27, 25 December 2024

Doncaster
National Rail
The frontage at Doncaster station in May 2008
General information
LocationDoncaster, South Yorkshire
England
Coordinates53°31′21″N 1°08′22″W / 53.5225°N 1.1395°W / 53.5225; -1.1395
Grid referenceSE571032
Managed byLondon North Eastern Railway
Transit authoritySouth Yorkshire
Platforms9 (numbered 0-8)
Tracks11
Other information
Station codeDON
Fare zoneDoncaster
ClassificationDfT category B
Passengers
2019/20Increase 3.946 million
 Interchange Increase 1.767 million
2020/21Decrease 0.890 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.264 million
2021/22Increase 3.520 million
 Interchange Increase 1.011 million
2022/23Increase 3.635 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.987 million
2023/24Increase 3.916 million
 Interchange Increase 1.509 million
Listed Building – Grade II
FeatureStation Booking Hall and Offices
Designated25 April 1988
Reference no.1193202[1]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Line-up of steam locomotives (left-to-right: an A2/3, A3 and a B1) at Doncaster station in August 1953
Down Express, headed by an A2/3, departing in April 1957
A Deltic Class 55 locomotive no.55012 Crepello coupling to the Hull-London King's Cross train as trainspotters watch on, July 1977

Doncaster railway station is on the East Coast Main Line serving the city of Doncaster, 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 station in Yorkshire & the Humber.[2]

It is a major passenger interchange between the main line, Cross Country Route and local services running across the North of England. It is also the point for which London North Eastern Railway services branching off to Leeds diverge from the main route continuing north towards Edinburgh.

History

[edit]

The railway station was built in 1850 replacing a temporary structure constructed two years earlier, located some 450 yards (410 m) further south.[3][4] Between 1850 and 1873 the station had two main platforms, with loops to each platform diverting off the main running lines.[5] It was rebuilt in its present form in 1938, where the platform on the townside of the station (the eastern side) was converted into an island platform thereby creating a fourth through running line.[6] The station has had several slight modifications since that date - in 1976, a project to refurbish the passenger facilities was completed at a cost of £125,000, and in 2006, the new interchange and connection to Frenchgate Centre opened.[7][8] The station was evacuated and services on the East Coast Main Line stopped in March 1997 due to a bomb hoax called in by the IRA. Actual bombs were left at Wilmslow railway station in Cheshire on the same day.[9]

In May 2015, construction commenced on a new Platform 0 to the north-east of the station adjacent to the Frenchgate Centre on the site of the former cattle dock. It is used by terminating Northern Trains services to Hull, Beverley, Bridlington and Scarborough.[10] This allowed these services to operate independently of the East Coast Main Line.[11][12] It is joined to the rest of the station via a fully accessible overbridge.[13]

Platforms

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The station has nine platforms on three islands. Platforms 1, 3, 4 and 8 can take through trains. Platforms 2 and 5 are south-facing bays; platforms 0, 6 and 7 are north facing bays. A first class lounge is available on platform 3A.

There were plans to add platforms 9 and 10 to cope with Eurostar trains but this project was cancelled when it was decided that Eurostar would not serve Britain outside the South East of England.

There are presently no ticket barriers in operation at this station; however, on race days at Doncaster Racecourse, manual ticket checks are in operation in the subway.

The station was refurbished in 2006 and is now directly connected to the Frenchgate Centre extension in Doncaster town centre. The station now has a new booking office for tickets and information, three new lifts, refurbished staircases and subway. There is a newsagent and some food outlets. More recently, interactive touch screens have been installed around the station by London North Eastern Railway services to provide information about local attractions, live departures and disruptions and station facilities. In addition, mobile phone charging points are now available on the concourse, touch screen and self-service ticketing machines have been installed across the concourse; the stairways to the subway have now been divided into two way systems to improve the flow of passengers during peak times.

In a route study by Network Rail, it was proposed that new platforms could be built on the western side of the station to meet expected demand in the future.[15]

In March 2019, it was revealed that there were plans, as part of the East Coast improvement programme in Control Period 6, to add an additional platform at Doncaster.[16]

Accidents and incidents

[edit]
  • Main article: Doncaster rail crash (1947)
    On 9 August 1947, a passenger train was in a rear-end collision with another due to a signalman's error. 18 people were killed and 188 were injured.[17]
  • Main article: Doncaster rail crash (1951)
    On 16 March 1951, a derailment occurred south of the station in which 14 passengers were killed and 12 seriously injured.

Services

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Seven train operating companies call at Doncaster, which is the highest number of companies in the UK and is also equal in number only to Crewe, and Edinburgh Waverley in the UK. Their off-peak weekday service patterns are as follows:

CrossCountry[18]

East Midlands Railway[19]

Grand Central[20]

Hull Trains[21]

London North Eastern Railway[22]

Northern Trains[23]

TransPennine Express[24]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
CrossCountry
Retford or
Newark Northgate 		  London North Eastern Railway
London – York/Newcastle/Edinburgh 		  York
Newark Northgate   London North Eastern Railway
London – Edinburgh/Scotland express 		  York
Retford or
Newark Northgate 		  London North Eastern Railway
London – Doncaster 		  Terminus
Grantham
or
Peterborough or
Retford 		  London North Eastern Railway
London – Leeds 		  Wakefield Westgate
Newark Northgate or
Grantham 		  London North Eastern Railway
London – Hull
One train per day 		  Selby
TerminusEast Midlands Railway
Retford   Hull Trains
London – Hull/Beverley 		  Selby
TransPennine Express
Northern
TerminusNorthern
Peterborough or London
King's Cross 		  Grand Central
West Riding 		  Pontefract Monkhill
or
Wakefield Kirkgate
  Future Services  
Sheffield   Northern Connect
Sheffield – Hull
   Hull
Sheffield   TBA
Northern Powerhouse Rail 		  Hull
  Historical railways  
Terminus   Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint   Bessacarr
Line open, station closed
Rossington
Line open, station closed 		  Great Northern Railway
East Coast Main Line 		  Arksey
Line open, station closed

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Historic England, "Station Booking Hall and Offices (1193202)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 July 2018
  2. ^ "Estimates of station usage". ORR Data Portal. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  3. ^ Batty 1991, p. 50.
  4. ^ "Drinking fountain, about 1957". Science and Society Picture Library. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  5. ^ Batty 1991, p. 19.
  6. ^ Porter, Derek; Chapman, Stephen (1997). Railway Memories No. 10: Doncaster. Todmorden: Bellcode Books. p. 8. ISBN 1-871233-09-7.
  7. ^ Batty 1991, pp. 107, 133.
  8. ^ "ON THIS DAY: 2006: New look Frenchgate Centre and interchange opens". The Star. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  9. ^ Jenkins, Russell; Tendler, Stewart (27 March 1997). "Security tightened as police warn of further attacks". The Times. No. 65848. p. 2. ISSN 0140-0460.
  10. ^ Green-Hughes, Evan (July 2021). "Doncaster Station". Hornby Magazine. No. 169. p. 119. ISSN 1753-2469.
  11. ^ "Doncaster to get a Platform 0 in £21m upgrade" The Railway Magazine issue 1371 June 2015 p. 81
  12. ^ Nigel Harris, ed. (24 June 2015). "Roll up, roll up for Doncaster's Platform 0". Rail. No. 777. p. 15. ISSN 0953-4563.
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Sources

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  • Batty, Stephen R. (1991). Rail Centres: Doncaster. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2004-3.
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Media related to Doncaster railway station at Wikimedia Commons

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