Grantham railway 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.
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 | 81 | 60 |
| Nottingham | 60 | 61 | 48 |
| Doncaster | 59 | 51 | 43 |
| Stevenage | 37 | 33 | 28 |
| Leeds | 36 | 33 | 28 |
| Bingham | 35 | 34 | 28 |
| Wakefield Westgate | 35 | 33 | 28 |
| York | 35 | 34 | 25 |
| 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 | 28 | 19 |
| Norwich | 26 | 28 | 20 |
| Skegness | 26 | 27 | 20 |
| Thetford | 26 | 28 | 20 |
| Wainfleet | 26 | 27 | 20 |
| Alfreton | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Chesterfield | 24 | 25 | 16 |
| Sheffield | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 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: 57 stations instead of 82, a drop of about 30%. Saturday runs to 78.
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
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.