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Grantham Ambergate Yard railway station was first opened by the 
Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway
The Ambergate, Nottingham and Boston and Eastern Junction Railway was a British railway company, which hoped to connect Lancashire with the port of Boston, in Lincolnshire. It was authorised in 1846 but was unable to raise much money. It opened ...
in 1850 between Grantham
Grantham () is a market and industrial town in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road. It lies some 23 miles (37 km) south of the Lincoln and ...
and Nottingham
Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...
as its first terminus.
In some literature it is referred to as "Old Wharf". However, that may have been its location adjacent to the Grantham Canal
The Grantham Canal ran 33 miles (53 km) from Grantham through 18 locks to West Bridgford, where it joined the River Trent. It was built primarily for the transportation of coal to Grantham. It opened in 1797 and its profitability steadily ...
."District map of the Ambergate, Nottingham & Boston, and Eastern Junction Railway, with extension and branches." Late 19th century. Lincolnshire Archives
Lincolnshire Archives is the county record office of Lincolnshire, England. It was established as a county service in 1948 by the Lincolnshire Archives Committee, which had been formally constituted on 24 October 1947 with Sir Robert Pattinson a ...
ref: 4 GL/5/6. Acc. Number: 2008/35.
When the Great Northern Railway arrived in 1852, the ANB&EJR acquired running rights into its station.
The station closed on 1 August 1852.
References
Disused railway stations in Lincolnshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1850 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1852 {{EastMidlands-railstation-stub