Peterborough
Location
Place	Peterborough
Local authority	Peterborough
Operations
Managed by	GNER
Platforms in use	5
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	3.369 million
2005/06 *	3.720 million
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Peterborough from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Peterborough railway station serves the city of Peterborough, England. It lies on the East Coast Main Line (ECML). It is a major interchange, as it benefits from having both the north-south ECML, as well as east-west local services. There is on site car parking, a large Royal Mail Sorting Office, and a hotel all within easy reach. Within a few minutes walk is Peterborough city centre, and the Queensgate shopping centre. Peterborough was the first station on the ECML to be electrified. Peterborough consequently has the first mast to be installed as part of the electrification project. This can be found behind platform 1. Image File history File links Portal. ... This article is about the city in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The East Coast Main Line viaduct at Durham. ... Royal Mail is the national postal service of the United Kingdom. ... Look up mast in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Description

The station has a small concourse and ticket office which was redesigned and opened in September 2004. The new facilities were part of GNER’s £10 million station improvement programme to modernise facilities at key stations along the East Coast Main Line. The modern travel centre is part of a £1 million upgrade which includes new passenger lounges on platforms 2 and 3, new toilet facilities on platforms 2, 4 and 5, new customer information screens and improved security including the installation of CCTV cameras within the station and car park. The concourse also has a small shop and cafe. GNER White Rose train at Kings Cross railway station Great North Eastern Railways (GNER) is a British train operating company (TOC) owned by Sea Containers Ltd. ... CCTV can stand for: China Central Television Closed-circuit television This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Platforms 1, 2 and 3 are usually for trains to and from London Kings Cross. Platform 1 is a bay platform for the terminating First Capital Connect (FCC) trains which also use platform 3 alternately. Platform 2 is for the southbound express GNER services. Platforms 2 and 3 are also used by East Midlands Trains services for Spalding. Platform 4 is for use of express GNER trains heading north towards Scotland. This platform along with platform 5 is used by East Midlands Trains services south to East Anglia, north to Liverpool and CrossCounty services west to Leicester and Birmingham. However, during times of disruption or delays, trains from particular operating companies may use different platforms from those described above. Kings Cross station is a railway station in the Kings Cross district of north east central London. ... First Capital Connect is a train operating company in England that began its passenger operations on the National Rail network at 02:00 BST 1 April 2006. ... Norwich will be at the eastern tip of the franchise area. ... The station viewed from the road Spalding railway station serves the town of Spalding in Lincolnshire, England. ... This article is about the country. ... Norfolk and Suffolk, the core area of East Anglia. ... The main entrance to Liverpool Lime Street Station Liverpool Lime Street railway station on Lime Street is the mainline railway station serving Liverpool, England. ... Leicester station is a railway station in the city of Leicester, England. ... The tracks approaching the station Birmingham New Street is a major railway station located in the centre of the city of Birmingham, England. ...

Platforms 3, 4 and 5 are accessible by means of a passenger footbridge, or via the ramp at the far end of platform 2 with staff assistance.

There are a pair of through tracks between platforms 3 and 4 for non-stop passenger services. These are used occasionally by GNER trains, but more commonly by Hull Trains services. To the west of platform 5 there are goods lines which used to serve the old industrial areas in the locality. Some of these tracks are still used by freight services. ^ Pick up northbound, set down southbound; selected weekday services only Hull Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, running up to seven long distance services each day between London Kings Cross and Hull. ...

For general assistance there is a customer information point located on platform 2, as well as customer services desks near the first class waiting room and on platform 5. Queue at US Air Force station in Iraq, for food at a birthday celebration. Queue areas are areas in which people queue (first in, first out), that is they wait in line for something. ...

Network Rail has pledged £1.3 million to improve Peterborough station and its surroundings, the move they say is intended to increase passenger numbers. The upgrade plans to include a new platform for the proposed link with the Bedford to Brighton route of First Capital Connect - linking Peterborough with the south including Gatwick Airport. Also another platform specifically for use by trains to and from Cambridge, platforms will also be extended to cater for longer trains. Giving the station a total of 7 platforms. Network Rail is a British not for dividend company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, a company limited by shares. ... First Capital Connect is a train operating company in England that began its passenger operations on the National Rail network at 02:00 BST 1 April 2006. ... Gatwick Airport (IATA Airport Code: LGW, ICAO Airport Code: EGKK) is Londons second airport and the second largest airport in the UK after Heathrow. ... This article is about the city in England. ...

Services

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Other stations in Peterborough

The original name of Peterborough railway station was Peterborough North to distinguish it from a second station which previously existed called Peterborough East. It was located on Station Road just past the town bridge on the Norwich line. Peterborough East was closed June 6th 1966; the station had 3 platforms however only 1 remains clearly visible.. Peterborough East was a railway station in Peterborough,England it was opened on 2 June 1845 and closed on 6 June 1966 located on Station Road just off Town Bridge only the engine sheds and one platform remains intact. ...

See also

• Peterborough to Lincoln Line
• Birmingham to Peterborough Line
• Ely to Peterborough Line

The Peterborough to Lincoln Line is a railway line linking Peterborough and Lincoln, via Sleaford and Spalding. ... The Birmingham to Peterborough Line is an important railway line in the United Kingdom, linking the Midlands to East Anglia. ... The Ely to Peterborough Line is an important railway line in the United Kingdom, linking the East Anglia to the Midlands. ...

External links

• Train times and station information for Peterborough railway station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Peterborough railway station from Multimap.com