Coldham railway station

Last updated

Coldham
Location Fenland
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
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
1847Opened
7 March 1966Closed [1]

Coldham railway station was a station in Coldham, Cambridgeshire. It was on the branch of the Great Eastern Railway which ran from March to Watlington, Norfolk. The station opened in 1847, and in 1894 a porter was killed in an accident there. [2]

The station closed in 1966, the line closed for passengers in 1968 and for freight in 2000. Nothing remains of the former station, with the exception of the former toilet block, which is concealed by undergrowth which has built up since the station closed.

A plan by the Bramley Line to restore the line between Wisbech and March may see trains return to Coldham in some form.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
March   British Rail
Eastern Region

Wisbech Line
  Wisbech East
HR icon.svg   Proposed Heritage railways
March Elm Road   Bramley Line   Waldersea

Coordinates: 52°36′17″N0°06′52″E / 52.6048°N 0.1144°E / 52.6048; 0.1144

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References

  1. Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench page 39
  2. "Cambridge Chronicle" . Retrieved 6 October 2019 via British Newspaper Archive.