Doncaster–Lincoln line new Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, there has been discussion about constructing a new station to serve the airport. Planning permission for a station was granted in 2008. Doncaster–Lincoln line The Doncaster–Lincoln line is a railway line in England. It runs from the East Coast Main Line at Doncaster south east to Lincoln. Services on the line are provided by East Midlands Trains and Northern, with a few continuing through Lincoln to the Peterborough–Lincoln line. The towns and villages served by the route are listed below. The line is part of the former Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway.
Doncaster Sheffield Airport railway line, and plans for a station at Finningley to replace the station that closed in 1961 were granted planning permission in 2008. However, a 2012 report by Network Rail stated that more trains on the line would be required to make the station viable. There have also been plans to connect the airport to the East Coast Main Line with a dedicated rail link. During its first few years of operation, the airport has featured in the media; in particular, numerous articles on its status as the UK's newest international airport have seen it become part of the debate