General information | |||||
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Location | Stamford, South Kesteven England | ||||
Coordinates | 52°38′53″N 0°28′47″W / 52.6480°N 0.4798°W | ||||
Grid reference | TF029066 | ||||
Managed by | East Midlands Railway | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | SMD | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Midland Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 May 1848 | Opened as Stamford | ||||
29 September 1950 | Renamed Stamford Town | ||||
18 April 1966 | Renamed Stamford | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.385 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.367 million | ||||
2020/21 | 49,894 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.227 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.248 million | ||||
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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]