Retford railway station serves the town of Retford in Nottinghamshire, England and is 138 ⁄2 miles north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line. It is also 23 ⁄2 miles south east of Sheffield on the Sheffield to Lincoln Line. It has four platforms, two of which serve the East Coast Main Line while two located at a lower level and at right angles to the first pair serve the Sheffield to Lincoln Line.