Black Bank | |
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General information | |
Location | Little Downham, East Cambridgeshire England |
Grid reference | TL532853 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Eastern Counties Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
14 January 1847 | Opened as Little Downham |
November 1853 | Renamed Black Bank |
17 June 1963 | Closed to passengers [1] |
19 April 1965 | Closed to goods [2] |
Black Bank railway station was a railway station in Black Bank, Cambridgeshire which is now closed. [3] The station platforms have been demolished but the goods shed still stands and remains in use. [2] Although the station is closed, the line is still in use.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Manea | Great Eastern Railway | Chettisham |
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