East Midlands Trains will provide more than 50,000 seats for customers travelling to the 2015 Lincoln Christmas Market.
The market takes place between December 3 and December 6 and is expected to attract thousands of visitors to the medieval square and city centre.
Customers are strongly advised to use the additional services for travelling to and from the Christmas Market and book tickets in advance to avoid queues at ticket machines and ticket offices on the day.
Queuing systems will also be in place at key stations and customers should try to leave extra time to complete their journey.
Group bookings and reservations will not be available on journeys to and from Lincoln on Friday and Saturday.
Kirsty Green, Lincoln Area Station Manager for East Midlands Trains, said: “Lincoln Christmas Market is one of the most popular events anywhere on our network and we are delighted to help play our part in bringing thousands of visitors to the city throughout the weekend.
“We are providing more than 50,000 seats to make it as easy as possible for visitors from far and wide to enjoy the sights and sounds of the medieval square and city centre. We’ll also have extra staff on hand to help customers at many stations.
“This is one of our favourite events and we hope customers will take the opportunity to travel with East Midlands Trains and have a fantastic day out.”
Details of the additional services are as follows:
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Friday December 4
Additional services to Lincoln
0926: Derby to Lincoln calling at Long Eaton (0935), Beeston (0942), Nottingham (0951), Carlton (0958), Lowdham (1005), Newark Castle (1019), Collingham (1029), Hykeham (1040) and Lincoln (1055).
1153: Nottingham to Lincoln calling at Carlton (1200), Lowdham (1207), Fiskerton (1215), Newark Castle (1224), Collingham (1241) and Lincoln (1300).
1520: Nottingham to Lincoln calling at Carlton (1527), Lowdham (1534), Newark Castle (1548) and Lincoln (1616).
1738: Nottingham to Lincoln calling at Newark Castle (1802) and Lincoln (1829).
Additional services from Lincoln
1407: Lincoln to Nottingham calling at Newark Castle (1433), Fiskerton (1444), Lowdham (1452), Carlton (1459) and Nottingham (1513).
1620: Lincoln to Nottingham calling at Newark Castle (1646), Fiskerton (1655), Lowdham (1707), Carlton (1716) and Nottingham (1729).
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Saturday December 5
Additional services to Lincoln
0836: Derby to Lincoln calling at Long Eaton (0845), Beeston (0852), Nottingham (0906), Carlton (0914), Burton Joyce (0918), Lowdham (0923), Fiskerton (0932), Newark Castle (0940) and Lincoln (1009).
0933: Sheffield to Lincoln calling at Chesterfield (0947), Alfreton (0957), Langley Mill (1005), Nottingham (1023) and Lincoln (1116).
1107: Nottingham to Lincoln calling at Carlton (1114), Lowdham (1121), Fiskerton (1129), Newark Castle (1138), Collingham (1151), Hykeham (1201) and Lincoln (1213).
1222: Nottingham to Lincoln express (1310).
1349: Nottingham to Lincoln calling at Carlton (1356), Lowdham (1403), Newark Castle (1416), Collingham (1425), Hykeham (1436) and Lincoln (1447).
1428: Newark North Gate to Lincoln express (1459).
1546: Newark North Gate to Lincoln express (1620).
1607: Nottingham to Lincoln calling at Newark Castle (1631) and Lincoln (1659).
1658: Nottingham to Lincoln express (1747).
1739: Nottingham to Lincoln calling at Newark Castle (1801) and Lincoln (1829).
Additional services from Lincoln
1251: Lincoln to Nottingham calling at Newark Castle (1313), Lowdham (1326) and Nottingham (1341).
1349: Lincoln to Newark North Gate express (1416).
1456: Lincoln to Nottingham calling at Collingham (1510), Newark Castle (1521), Fiskerton (1529), Lowdham (1536), Carlton (1543) and Nottingham (1554).
1516: Lincoln to Newark North Gate express (1540).
1628: Lincoln to Sheffield calling at Nottingham (1720), Langley Mill (1742), Alfreton (1755), Chesterfield (1811) and Sheffield (1830).
1711: Lincoln to Derby calling at Hykeham (1723), Collingham (1733), Newark Castle (1745), Fiskerton (1754), Lowdham (1802), Carlton (1809), Nottingham (1818), Beeston (1831), Long Eaton (1841) and Derby (1856).
1815: Lincoln to Derby calling at Nottingham (1905), Beeston (1921), Long Eaton (1933) and Derby (1948).
Additional two carriage sprinter service
1202: Sleaford to Lincoln calling at Ruskington (1211), Metheringham (1221) and Lincoln (1236).
Additional three carriage sprinter services
0951: Cleethorpes to Newark North Gate calling at Grimsby Town (0959), Habrough (1009), Barnetby (1019), Market Rasen (1035), Lincoln (1055) and Newark North Gate (1119).
1000: Peterborough to Lincoln calling at Spalding (1022), Sleaford (1051), Ruskington (1101), Metheringham (1111) and Lincoln (1126).
1129: Newark North Gate to Lincoln calling at Collingham (1138), Swinderby (1143), Hykeham (1150) and Lincoln (1201).
1330: Market Rasen to Lincoln calling at Lincoln (1353).
1530: Lincoln to Sleaford calling at Metheringham (1542), Ruskington (1551) and Sleaford (1602).
1602: Lincoln to Cleethorpes calling at Market Rasen (1621), Barnetby (1641), Habrough (1651), Grimsby Town (1703) and Cleethorpes (1717).
1643: Lincoln to Peterborough calling at Metheringham (1655), Ruskington (1705), Sleaford (1715), Spalding (1744) and Peterborough (1809).
Additional four carriage sprinter service
1900: Lincoln to Nottingham calling at Hykeham (1907), Swinderby (1914), Collingham (1919), Newark Castle (1929), Fiskerton (1937), Lowdham (1944), Burton Joyce (1949), Carlton (1953) and Nottingham (2002).
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Sunday December 6
Additional services to Lincoln
0911: Peterborough to Lincoln calling at Spalding (0931), Sleaford (1000), Ruskington (1009), Metheringham (1018) and Lincoln 1032.
1011: Peterborough to Lincoln calling at Spalding (1031), Sleaford (1100), Ruskington (1109), Metheringham (1118) and Lincoln 1132.
Additional services from Lincoln
1500: Lincoln to Peterborough calling at Metheringham (1512), Ruskington (1521), Sleaford (1531), Spalding (1556) and Peterborough (1621).
1700: Lincoln to Peterborough calling at Metheringham (1712), Ruskington (1721), Sleaford (1731), Spalding (1756) and Peterborough (1821).
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