Grantham railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Grantham | ||
| Local authority | Lincolnshire | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | GNER | ||
| Platforms in use | 4 | ||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.917 million | ||
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| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Grantham (source) | |||
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Grantham railway station serves the town of Grantham in Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the East Coast Main Line, and junctions near the town also connect to branches to Nottingham, and to Sleaford and Skegness. The station was opened in 1852, and was built close to the factory of Richard Hornsby & Sons.
The journey between London Kings Cross and Grantham takes a little over an hour, with most trains provided by GNER.
[edit] Typical journey times
- Peterborough - 20 mins.
- Sleaford - 25 mins.
- Doncaster - 35 mins.
- Nottingham - 40 mins.
- Boston - 50 mins.
- York - 1hr. 5 mins.
- Leeds - 1hr 15 mins.
- London - 1 hr 20 mins.
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 Entrance |
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[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Grantham railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Grantham railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Peterborough | GNER East Coast Main Line |
Newark North Gate | ||
| Stevenage (Pick up northbound Set down southbound) |
Hull Trains Limited Service |
Retford | ||
| London King's Cross | Hull Trains | |||
| Peterborough | Central Trains Liverpool-Norwich |
Nottingham | ||
| Bottesford | Central Trains Nottingham-Grantham and Grantham-Skegness lines |
Ancaster Sleaford on Sundays |
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