Stamford railway station
Stamford 
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| Location | |
| Place | Stamford |
| Local authority | South Kesteven |
| Coordinates | 52°38′53″N 0°28′47″W / 52.6480°N 0.4798°WCoordinates: 52°38′53″N 0°28′47″W / 52.6480°N 0.4798°W |
| Grid reference | TF029066 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SMD |
| Managed by | East Midlands Trains |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.289 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.314 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.325 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.349 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.356 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 1 May 1848 | Opened as Stamford |
| 29 September 1950 | Renamed Stamford Town |
| 18 April 1966 | Renamed Stamford |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Stamford from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Stamford railway station serves the town of Stamford in Lincolnshire, England. The station is 12.5 miles (20 km) west of Peterborough 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 operated by East Midlands Trains (EMT) train operating company (TOC).
The station was formerly known as Stamford Town to distinguish it from the now closed Stamford East station in Water Street.
The station building is a fine stone structure in Mock Tudor style, influenced by the nearby Burghley House, and designed by Sancton Wood.
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.
Services westbound to Birmingham go via Oakham, Melton Mowbray, Leicester, Narborough, Hinckley, Nuneaton and Coleshill. Services eastbound to Stansted Airport or Cambridge call at Peterborough, March, Ely and Audley End.
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