Wainfleet train station
You can reach 18 stations directly from Wainfleet on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Boston, with 30 trains a day.
Direct trains from Wainfleet
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 30 | 30 | 23 |
| Skegness | 30 | 30 | 23 |
| Bingham | 29 | 29 | 1 |
| Heckington | 29 | 29 | 1 |
| Nottingham | 29 | 29 | 1 |
| Sleaford | 29 | 29 | 1 |
| Radcliffe | 27 | 27 | 1 |
| Grantham | 26 | 27 | 1 |
| Bottesford | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| Aslockton | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| Ancaster | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Netherfield | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Hubberts Bridge | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Rauceby | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Thorpe Culvert | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Havenhouse | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Swineshead | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Elton and Orston | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Lines serving Wainfleet
Wainfleet is on the Grantham to Skegness Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Wainfleet station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Wainfleet station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Wainfleet station is
47,824 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,062nd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Wainfleet and Skegness than any other pair: 31,992 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: 10 stations instead of 18, a drop of about 44%. Saturday runs to 18.
Nearest other stations
- Havenhouse 1.7 miles
- Thorpe Culvert 1.9 miles
- Skegness 4.9 miles
- Boston 14.1 miles
- Hubberts Bridge 16.9 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Wainfleet, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Seacroft · 3.7 miles
- Little Steeping · 4.0 miles
- Firsby · 4.0 miles
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Facilities at Wainfleet station
Wainfleet is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
Cycle parking: 8 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 11 June 2026.
Getting to Wainfleet station
Wainfleet station is in East Lindsey, East Midlands, and is run by East Midlands Railway.
5 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Wainfleet 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
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