Stamford railway station

This article is about the British railway station. For other stations with similar names, see Stamford station (disambiguation).

Stamford
National Rail
General information
LocationStamford, South Kesteven
England
Coordinates52°38′53″N 0°28′47″W / 52.6480°N 0.4798°W / 52.6480; -0.4798
Grid referenceTF029066
Managed byEast Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSMD
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 May 1848 (1848-05-01)Opened as Stamford
29 September 1950Renamed Stamford Town
18 April 1966Renamed Stamford
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 0.367 million
2020/21Decrease 49,894
2021/22Increase 0.227 million
2022/23Increase 0.248 million
2022/23Increase 0.297 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Stamford railway station serves the town of Stamford in Lincolnshire, England, and is located in St Martin's. The station is 12.5 miles (20 km) west of Peterborough. It was opened by the Syston and Peterborough Railway, part of the present day Birmingham to Peterborough Line. CrossCountry operate the majority of services as part of their Birmingham to Stansted Airport route. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway

The station was formerly known as Stamford Town to distinguish it from the now closed Stamford East station in Water Street. It is often printed on timetables and train tickets as Stamford (Lincs) to distinguish it from either Stamford Hill station in London or Stanford-le-Hope station in Essex.

The station building is a fine stone structure in Mock Tudor style, influenced by the nearby Burghley House, and designed by Sancton Wood.[1] It was upgraded to Grade II* listed building status in March 2020.[2]

  1. ^ Historic England. "Stamford Station (499042)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Stamford Town Railway Station Including Waiting Shelter, Footbridge And Two Stone Piers (Grade II*) (1366147)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 April 2020.