Grantham railway station
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| Grantham | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Grantham |
| Local authority | Lincolnshire |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | GNER |
| Platforms in use | 4 |
| Annual entry/exit | 0.806 million * |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| * based on sales of tickets in 2002/03 financial year which end or originate at Grantham. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
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 built in around 1850, and was situated close to the factory of Richard Hornsby & Sons.
The journey between London Kings Cross and Grantham takes a little over an hour, with the trains provided by GNER.
[edit] Typical Journey Times
- Nottingham - 30 mins.
- Boston - 50 mins.
- Peterborough - 20 mins.
- Sleaford - 25 mins.
- Doncaster - 35 mins.
- Leeds - 1hr 10 mins.
- York - 1hr.
[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 | ||
| London King's Cross | Hull Trains East Coast Main Line |
Retford | ||
| Peterborough | Central Trains Liverpool-Norwich |
Nottingham | ||
| Bottesford | Central Trains Nottingham-Grantham and Grantham-Skegness lines |
Ancaster | ||
 Approach road |
 Entrance |
 Platforms |
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