Black Bank railway station

Black Bank
View NW, towards March in 1963
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]
Location

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.

Former Services

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Manea		Great Eastern Railway		Chettisham

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. pp. 144, 35. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
2. Mitchell, V; Smith, K; Awdry, C; Mott, A (1993). Branch Lines Around March. Middleton Press. ISBN   1-873793-09-X.
3. British Railways Atlas.1947. p. 11

External links

• Google streetview of goods shed, as of January 2013

52°26′40″N0°15′11″E / 52.44444°N 0.25299°E / 52.44444; 0.25299