is also signalled for eastbound services if required. Platform 3 is the outer face of the southern island platform and is located outside the train shed - this was formerly a through platform used by Doncaster and Lincoln trains but is now only accessible from the west and is normally used by EMR trains from the Lincoln direction that turn back here. The main facilities (ticket office, buffet & waiting room) are all located on platform 1. The ticket office is staffed daily from 06:00 (weekdays)/05:30 (Saturdays)/08:45 (Sundays) until 19:30. A self-service ticket machine is also available at the station entrance for use outside these times and for collecting pre-paid tickets. Customer help points are available on platforms 1 and 2 and step-free access is available to all platforms. The station has the PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets can be bought together at a saving, it is in the same area as Grimsby Docks and Cleethorpes stations. Services Services at the station are operated by East Midlands Railway, Northern Trains and TransPennine Express. On weekdays, the station is served by an hourly TransPennine Express service between and . East Midlands Railway operate a two-hourly service between and via and as well as a two-hourly service between Cleethorpes and . On Saturdays, there are also three trains per day between Cleethorpes and via which are operated by Northern Trains. On Sundays, the TransPennine Express service is two-hourly in the morning but increases to hourly in the afternoon. During the summer months, there are three East Midlands Railway services between Nottingham and Cleethorpes and four services to Barton-on-Humber with no services on either of these routes in the winter. Proposed changes In January 2021, the Department for Transport opened a consultation on proposals to improve services around Manchester and improve reliability with the options proposed by the Manchester Recovery Taskforce. Options B and C proposed the Manchester Airport to Cleethorpes service be diverted to via instead of running to the airport, providing a direct link to Liverpool and Warrington. If either of these options are chosen, the changes would come into force in May 2022. References External links Photos of the station in the 1970s & 80s Railway stations in the Borough of North East Lincolnshire Former Great Central Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848 Railway stations served by East Midlands Railway Railway stations served by