Fen Ditton Halt railway station

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Fen Ditton Halt
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Fen Ditton Halt, 1938
General information
Location Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire
England
Coordinates 52°13′03″N0°10′15″E / 52.2174°N 0.1709°E / 52.2174; 0.1709
Grid reference TL484599
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company GER
Post-grouping LNER
British Railways (Eastern Region)
Key dates
20 November 1922 (1922-11-20)Opened
18 June 1962 (1962-06-18)Closed

Fen Ditton Halt railway station served the village of Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England from 1922 to 1962 on the Cambridge to Mildenhall railway.

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History

The station opened on 20 November 1922 by the Great Eastern Railway. It was situated on the west side of Ditton Lane. The station had oil lamps but in summer these were stored away because no trains ran when it went dark and they were later replaced with Tilley lamps. The station closed on 18 June 1962. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Disused Stations: Fen Ditton Halt". Disused Stations. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 180. OCLC   931112387.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Barnwell Junction
Line and station closed
  Great Eastern Railway
Cambridge to Mildenhall railway
  Quy
Line and station closed