Stamford railway station

Stamford railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Stamford
code = SMD


manager = East Midlands Trains
locale = Stamford
borough = South Kesteven
usage0506 = 0.224
usage0607 = 0.260
platforms = 2
start =
latitude = 52.6475
longitude = -0.4807

Stamford railway station serves the town of Stamford in Lincolnshire. The station is 20 km (12½ miles) west of Peterborough on CrossCountry Birmingham to Stansted Airport service. The station was formerly known as Stamford Town to distinguish it from the now closed Stamford East station in Water Street.

ervices

From Stamford there is generally an hourly service (operated by CrossCountry) each day towards Leicester and Birmingham New Street westbound and Peterborough, Cambridge and Stansted Airport eastbound as well as additional PM peak hour services..

Despite managing the station, East Midlands Trains only operates three daily services to the station; two early morning services to Norwich and a late night service to Nottingham.

Development

When Stamford East station closed in 1957, the Stamford to Essendine services were diverted to Town station, but these services ceased in 1959. Some minor stations on the Midland line closed in the 1950s and 1960's and the remaining village stations such as Helpston and Ketton & Collyweston closed in 1966, along with the Seaton branch line from Luffenham.

1970's

With the end of steam traction, the service in the 1970s and early 1980s generally comprised a stopping service formed of 2-car DMU's running between Peterborough and Leicester every two hours, supplemented by a two or three times a day Peterborough to Stamford shuttle service. There was also a four or five times daily through Birmingham to Norwich service usually formed by a Class 31 with four or five Mark 1 coaches, these services generally ran non-stop between Peterborough and Leicester.

After 1983, when the signal box closed and all points were removed, the shuttles could not longer turn round at Stamford. For a time they turned round at Ketton instead, before being withdrawn altogether.

Goods

General goods services in Stamford finished in the late 1960s but the coal yard remained in use until 16 May 1983. When the coal yard closed, the opportunity was also taken to close the signal box. All pointwork was removed and mechanical signals were replaced by colour lights controlled by Ketton signal box. Ketton signal box was retained due to the need to monitor the level crossing.

Summary of Former Train Services

Sample Train Timetable for July 1922

The table below shows the train departures from Stamford Town on weekdays in July 1922. [Bradshaw's General Railway and Steam Navigation Guide, July 1922]

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