Grantham train station
You can reach 82 stations directly from Grantham on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is London King's Cross, with 100 trains a day.
Grantham is the nearest station for postcodes in NG31, NG32, NG33. Check your own postcode.
- 82 direct destinations
- 373rd busiest in Britain
- Staffed full time
- Step-free throughout
- 263 parking spaces
- 1 bus stop nearby
Direct trains from Grantham
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| London King's Cross | 100 | 92 | 74 |
| Peterborough | 84 | 79 | 60 |
| Nottingham | 60 | 59 | 48 |
| Doncaster | 59 | 51 | 43 |
| Stevenage | 37 | 33 | 28 |
| Leeds | 36 | 33 | 28 |
| Bingham | 35 | 34 | 28 |
| York | 35 | 34 | 25 |
| Wakefield Westgate | 34 | 33 | 28 |
| Darlington | 32 | 31 | 24 |
| Newcastle | 32 | 31 | 24 |
| Radcliffe | 32 | 31 | 23 |
| Durham | 31 | 30 | 24 |
| Northallerton | 31 | 29 | 24 |
| Boston | 29 | 30 | 22 |
| Heckington | 29 | 30 | 22 |
| Sleaford | 29 | 31 | 22 |
| Newark Northgate | 27 | 23 | 13 |
| Aslockton | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Bottesford | 26 | 25 | 21 |
| Ely | 26 | 26 | 19 |
| Norwich | 26 | 26 | 20 |
| Skegness | 26 | 27 | 20 |
| Thetford | 26 | 26 | 20 |
| Wainfleet | 26 | 27 | 20 |
| Alfreton | 24 | 25 | 16 |
| Chesterfield | 24 | 25 | 16 |
| Sheffield | 24 | 25 | 16 |
| Retford | 23 | 20 | 16 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 22 | 23 | 14 |
| Stockport | 22 | 23 | 14 |
| Liverpool Lime Street | 21 | 22 | 10 |
| Liverpool South Parkway | 21 | 22 | 10 |
| Manchester Oxford Road | 21 | 22 | 10 |
| Warrington Central | 21 | 22 | 10 |
| Widnes | 21 | 22 | 10 |
| Brough | 16 | 13 | 12 |
| Hull Paragon Interchange | 16 | 13 | 12 |
| Selby | 16 | 13 | 12 |
| Howden | 14 | 12 | 12 |
and 42 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Grantham station is
1,484,114 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 373rd busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 304,676 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Grantham and London Kings Cross than any other pair: 700,078 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: 61 stations instead of 82, a drop of about 26%. Saturday runs to 80.
Nearest other stations
- Bottesford 6.9 miles
- Ancaster 7.2 miles
- Elton and Orston 9.4 miles
- Rauceby 9.5 miles
- Aslockton 11.1 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Grantham, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Grantham Ambergate Yard · 0.4 miles
- Great Ponton · 3.3 miles
- Denton · 3.6 miles
- Barkston · 4.1 miles
- Sedgebrook · 4.1 miles
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Facilities at Grantham station
Grantham is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 05:35 to 16:00 · Saturday: 08:00 to 15:00 · Sunday: 09:00 to 15:00
Toilets
Parking at Grantham station
- Station Car Park 263 spaces, 17 accessible
£2.50 an hour, £5.75 off-peak, £5.75 a day, £40.00 a week
Cycle parking: 63 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 14 August 2026.
Getting to Grantham station
Grantham station is in South Kesteven, East Midlands, and is run by London North Eastern Railway.
1 bus stop is within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Grantham 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