Ancaster train station
You can reach 18 stations directly from Ancaster on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Bingham, with 9 trains a day.
Direct trains from Ancaster
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bingham | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Boston | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Bottesford | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| Grantham | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Heckington | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Nottingham | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Radcliffe | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Sleaford | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Skegness | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Wainfleet | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Rauceby | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Aslockton | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Hubberts Bridge | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Netherfield | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Swineshead | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Elton and Orston | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Havenhouse | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Thorpe Culvert | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How busy Ancaster station is
5,532 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,437th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Ancaster and Grantham than any other pair: 2,476 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 12 stations instead of 18, a drop of about 33%. Saturday runs to 18.
Nearest other stations
- Rauceby 3.3 miles
- Sleaford 5.2 miles
- Grantham 7.2 miles
- Ruskington 7.4 miles
- Heckington 10.1 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Ancaster, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
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Facilities at Ancaster station
Ancaster is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
Parking at Ancaster station
- Station Car Park
£3.50 a day
Cycle parking: 10 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 19 June 2026.
Getting to Ancaster station
Ancaster station is in South Kesteven, East Midlands, and is run by East Midlands Railway.
2 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being The Railway Inn.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Ancaster station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from