Castor | |
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General information | |
Location | Castor, City of Peterborough England |
Coordinates | 52°33′59″N0°21′36″W / 52.5665°N 0.36°W |
Grid reference | TL113978 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
2 June 1845 | Opened |
1 July 1957 | Closed for passengers |
28 December 1964 | closed for freight |
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Castor Railway Station was a station serving the villages Castor and Ailsworth in Cambridgeshire. It was on the old London and North Western Railway Northampton to Peterborough line. On 3 January 1945 the station was badly damaged by a V1 attack. [1] The station closed in 1957 but trains between Rugby and Peterborough East continued to run until the line itself closed in 1966. The line between Wansford and Peterborough has since been reopened as the Nene Valley Railway, although Castor station itself remains closed.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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London and North Western Railway | ||||
London and North Western Railway Rugby to Peterborough East | ||||
Great Northern Railway Leicester Belgrave Road to Peterborough North |
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