LNER route
Direct trains from London King's Cross to the cathedral city of Lincoln via Peterborough, Grantham and Newark Northgate, in under two hours.
Lincoln Cathedral seen from the walls of Lincoln CastlePhoto: Howardgannaway, CC BY-SA 4.0
LNER's Lincoln trains leave the East Coast Main Line at Newark and run the final stretch east to Lincoln. Most take around two hours from King's Cross, with the quickest a little under.
Direct services were stepped up in October 2019, when several London–Newark trains were extended to Lincoln. In the current timetable they run roughly every two hours.
Frequency: About seven trains a day in each direction on weekdays in the May–December 2026 timetable, roughly every two hours, with fewer on Sundays.
Calling pattern: Lincoln trains normally call at Peterborough, Grantham and Newark Northgate; a few skip Grantham.
Based on LNER's May–December 2026 timetable. Timetables change — check your train with LNER timetables or National Rail.
North of Peterborough the line climbs Stoke Bank, the stretch where Mallard set the steam speed record of 126 mph in July 1938.
Lincoln's hilltop cathedral dominates the city. Its central spire made it the tallest building in the world from 1311 until 1548.
Coloured dots are calling points on this route; grey stations are served by other LNER routes.
One idea from each calling point. Open a station guide for more.
One of the finest surviving twelfth-century buildings in England, with a dramatic Early English West Front and the tomb of Henry VIII's first wife, Katharine of Aragon. Guided tours, including the upper levels and tower, can be booked.
A Grade I listed parish church whose spire is the second tallest in Lincolnshire. It is still an active church, so check service times before visiting.
A museum devoted to the seventeenth-century Civil Wars and Newark's part in them, with family days, walking tours and talks through the year. Admission is free for local residents and under-25s.
A Grade I listed Gothic cathedral, begun in 1072 and rebuilt after an earthquake in 1185, and among the largest in the UK by floor area. Admission includes its exhibition gallery and Discovery Centre.
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