Gainsborough Central railway station
You can reach 8 stations directly from Gainsborough Central on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Brigg, with 2 trains a day.
See Gainsborough Central on the map
Gainsborough Central is the nearest station for postcodes in DN21, DN10. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Gainsborough Central
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigg | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Barnetby | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleethorpes | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirton Lindsey | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Retford | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheffield | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Worksop | 2 | 0 | 0 |
How busy Gainsborough Central is
2,372 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,491st busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 57 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Gainsborough Central and Grimsby Town than any other pair: 730 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
There is no Sunday service from Gainsborough Central. About one station in seventeen has none, so this is not unusual, but it is worth knowing before travelling.
Nearest other stations
- Gainsborough Lea Road 0.9 miles
- Retford 9.4 miles
- Kirton Lindsey 9.4 miles
- Saxilby 10.1 miles
- Althorpe 13.0 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Gainsborough Central, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Beckingham · 2.1 miles
- Lea · 3.0 miles
- Walkeringham · 3.1 miles
- Misterton · 3.8 miles
- Sturton closed 1959 · 3.9 miles
- Blyton · 4.0 miles
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More about this station on Wikipedia.