Grantham railway station

Grantham railway station is on the East Coast Main Line, serving the market town of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. It is 105 miles 38 chains (169.7 km) down the line from London King's Cross and is situated on the main line between Peterborough to the south and Newark North Gate to the north.

Grantham
Southbound view of the station from Platform 2 in July 2012
General information
LocationGrantham, District of South Kesteven
England
Coordinates52.906°N 0.642°W / 52.906; -0.642
Grid referenceSK914351
Managed byLondon North Eastern Railway
Platforms4
Other information
Station codeGRA
ClassificationDfT category C1
History
Opened1852
Key dates
1906Grantham rail accident
1988Main line electrification
2006Allington Chord opened
Passengers
2018/19 1.413 million
2019/20 1.391 million
 Interchange  0.271 million
2020/21 0.348 million
 Interchange  46,645
2021/22 1.192 million
 Interchange  0.172 million
2022/23 1.260 million
 Interchange  0.229 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Two secondary lines diverge from the main line north of Grantham: the "Poacher Line" to Skegness and a branch line to Nottingham.

Its three-letter station code is GRA.

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