Ely railway station
Ely is a major interchange: 111 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is Cambridge, with 163 trains a day.
Address: Station Road, Ely, CB7 4BS
Ely is the nearest station for postcodes in CB6. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Ely
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 163 | 140 | 80 |
| Cambridge South | 142 | 135 | 67 |
| Cambridge North | 129 | 108 | 60 |
| Waterbeach | 90 | 74 | 34 |
| London King's Cross | 78 | 74 | 32 |
| Peterborough | 78 | 80 | 51 |
| Norwich | 66 | 64 | 45 |
| Thetford | 66 | 64 | 45 |
| Downham Market | 62 | 48 | 34 |
| King's Lynn | 62 | 48 | 33 |
| Littleport | 62 | 48 | 34 |
| Watlington | 62 | 48 | 33 |
| March | 58 | 56 | 36 |
| Stansted Airport | 52 | 61 | 34 |
| Attleborough | 44 | 42 | 30 |
| Wymondham | 43 | 42 | 30 |
| Brandon | 39 | 37 | 28 |
| Melton Mowbray | 36 | 0 | 20 |
| Oakham | 36 | 0 | 20 |
| Stamford | 36 | 0 | 20 |
| Audley End | 34 | 31 | 25 |
| Birmingham New Street | 34 | 0 | 20 |
| Coleshill Parkway | 34 | 0 | 20 |
| Leicester | 34 | 0 | 20 |
| Nuneaton | 34 | 0 | 20 |
| Whittlesford Parkway | 33 | 31 | 25 |
| Royston | 32 | 16 | 4 |
| Letchworth Garden City | 30 | 16 | 3 |
| Nottingham | 28 | 28 | 19 |
| Grantham | 26 | 28 | 19 |
| Whittlesea | 25 | 24 | 12 |
| Alfreton | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Chesterfield | 24 | 24 | 15 |
| Manea | 24 | 20 | 12 |
| Sheffield | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 22 | 22 | 13 |
| Stockport | 22 | 22 | 13 |
| Liverpool Lime Street | 21 | 21 | 10 |
| Liverpool South Parkway | 21 | 21 | 10 |
| Manchester Oxford Road | 21 | 21 | 10 |
and 71 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Ely is
2,299,024 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 256th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 431,002 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Ely and Cambridge than any other pair: 1,106,130 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: 58 stations instead of 111, a drop of about 48%. Saturday runs to 72.
Nearest other stations
- Soham 4.6 miles
- Littleport 5.4 miles
- Shippea Hill 6.7 miles
- Manea 8.3 miles
- Waterbeach 9.3 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Ely, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Chettisham · 2.6 miles
- Stretham · 2.6 miles
- Black Bank · 3.8 miles
- Prickwillow · 3.9 miles
- Wilburton · 4.1 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.