Station Layout
- Platform 1: South-facing bay platform, used predominantly for 4-carriage First Capital Connect services to and from London Kings Cross.
- Platform 2: Through platform, predominantly used by Southbound East Coast to London Kings Cross
- Platform 3: A one-sided island through platform, mostly used by First Capital Connect services to London Kings Cross. It is also used by the hourly service to Spalding & Lincoln, typically operated by class 153 units.
- Pair of through tracks between platforms 3 and 4 for non-stop passenger services. These are used by non-stop East Coast trains, and also by Hull Trains and Grand Central Railway.
- Platforms 4: Through island platform, used predominantly by northbound East Coast services. It is also used often by some East Midland and CrossCountry train services.
- Platform 5: Through island platform, adjacent to platform 4, used for CrossCountry services to Cambridge, via March and Ely; also beyond Cambridge, services to Audley End, Stansted Airport, Leicester and Birmingham; East Midlands Trains to Norwich and Liverpool; and Greater Anglia services to Ipswich. Some northbound East Coast Services are diverted to platform 5.
Platform 4 & 5 are used in the evening peak by terminating First Capital Connect services from London Kings Cross, so the stock can be taken to the Nene Carriage Sidings located to the south of the station.
- Freight lines: two freight lines are located next to platform 5. These are frequently used by the many freight services that pass through Peterborough. Often the freight services will wait on these loops for a clear path onwards. Much freight is to/from Felixstowe, however there is a large range.
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