Heritage railway stations · London
Stamford railway station
Stamford railway station — a Grade II*-listed railway station in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Stamford railway station is a Grade II*-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
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. It was upgraded to Grade II* listed building status in March 2020.
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Background
History
|route2=London and North Western Railway<br /><small>Seaton branch</small> |col2= }} The table below shows the train departures from Stamford Town on weekdays in February 1863. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:70%;" |- !Departure !Going to !Calling at !Arrival !Operator |- |06.45 |London Euston Square |Luffenham, Seaton, Rockingham, Medbourne Bridge, Market Harborough, Kelmarsh, Lamport, Brixworth, Brampton, Northampton Castle. Through coaches to Blisworth, Wolverton, Camden, London Euston Square |10.30 |LNWR |- |07.10 |Leicester |Ketton, Luffenham, Manton, Oakham, Ashwell, Whisendine, Saxby, Melton, Asfordby, Frisby, Brooksby, Rearsby, Syston, Leicester |09.10 |MR |- |07.30 |Rugby…
Visiting
's station building]] Opened by the Midland Railway on its Syston and Peterborough Railway, train services began on 2 October 1846 on the Peterborough to Stamford section, using a temporary station in Water Street, as the tunnel was not complete. The contract for the erection of the permanent station was obtained by Groocock and Yates of Leicester in 1847. The permanent station opened along with through services to Leicester on 20 March 1848. The London and North Western Railway opened their single track branch line from Rugby via Market Harborough on 2 June 1851. This actually joined the Midland line at Luffenham, but trains generally worked through to Stamford and terminated in the LNWR…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.6479, -0.4802
- County
- Lincolnshire
- District
- South Kesteven
- Parish
- Stamford
- Postcode
- PE9 2JP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
Sources
- wikidata: Q2661650 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Stamford railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stamford railway station?
- Stamford railway station is in Lincolnshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode PE9 2JP), in the parish of Stamford.
- Who owns Stamford railway station?
- Stamford railway station is owned by East Midlands Railway.
- Is Stamford railway station a listed building?
- Stamford railway station is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is Stamford railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Stamford railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Stamford railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PE9 2JP. It sits within the Rutland and Stamford parliamentary constituency.