Wimblington railway station

Former railway station in Cambridgeshire, England

Wimblington
General information
LocationChatteris, Fenland
England
Grid referenceTL387860
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEastern Counties Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 February 1848 (1848-02-01)Opened
28 December 1964Closed to freight
6 March 1967Closed to passengers

Wimblington railway station was a station in the village of Wimblington, Cambridgeshire. It was closed in 1967[1] as part of the Beeching Axe.The station was demolished in the early 1970s and the site used for the construction of the new alignment of the A141 road.

References

  1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 251. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Chatteris   GN and GE Joint Railway   March

External links

  • Wimblington station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
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Closed railway stations in Cambridgeshire
Cambridge to Mildenhall railwayEly and St Ives Railway
Stour Valley RailwayVarsity LineCambridge and Huntingdon railwayMarch to WisbechLeicester to PeterboroughGt Northern & Gt Eastern Jt RailwayStamford to WansfordEly–Peterborough lineM&GN (Peterborough branch)Kettering to Huntingdon lineHolme to Ramsey North
Benwick Goods Railway
  • Quakers Drove
  • West Fen Drove
  • Burnt House
  • Whittlesey Dyke
  • Jones Drove
  • White Fen
  • Benwick
Ipswich–Ely line and
Newmarket and Chesterford RailwayOther lines

52°30′10″N 0°04′54″E / 52.5029°N 0.0817°E / 52.5029; 0.0817


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