Grantham railway station
Southbound view of the station from platform 2 (July 2012) | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Grantham, District of South Kesteven, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°54′22″N 0°38′31″W / 52.906°N 0.642°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SK914351 | ||||
| Managed by | London North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | GRA | ||||
| Classification | DfT category C1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1852 | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1906 | Grantham rail accident | ||||
| 1988 | Main line electrification | ||||
| 2006 | Allington Chord opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 1.278 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.265 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 1.484 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.305 million | ||||
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Grantham railway station is a stop on the East Coast Main Line, serving the market town of Grantham, in Lincolnshire, England. It lies 105 miles 38 chains (169.7 km) down the line from London King's Cross; on the main line, it is situated between Peterborough to the south and Newark Northgate to the north. Two secondary lines diverge from the main line north of Grantham: the Poacher Line to Skegness and a branch line to Nottingham.