Grantham railway station
Railway station in Lincolnshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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General information | |
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Location | Grantham, District of South Kesteven England |
Coordinates | 52.906°N 0.642°W / 52.906; -0.642 |
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 | |
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 |
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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.