Fulbourn railway station

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Fulbourn
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General information
Location Fulbourn, South Cambridgeshire
England
Coordinates 52°11′18″N0°13′43″E / 52.1882°N 0.2286°E / 52.1882; 0.2286
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Newmarket Railway [1]
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway [1]
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
9 Oct 1851Opened [1]
2 Jan 1967Closed [1]

Fulbourn railway station (for some time misspelled "Fulbourne" by British Rail) is a disused railway station on the Ipswich to Ely Line, and located between Cambridge and Six Mile Bottom. It served the Cambridgeshire village of Fulbourn, until its closure in January 1967. [2] Although the station is now closed, the line remains in usewith passenger services provided by Abellio Greater Anglia.

Reopening of the station was proposed by Cambridgeshire County Council in May 2013 as part of an infrastructure plan to deal with projected population growth up to 2050. [3] [4]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Cherryhinton
Line open, station closed
  Newmarket Railway   Six Mile Bottom
Line open, station closed
Cambridge
Line and station open
  Great Eastern Railway
Ipswich to Ely Line
 

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References

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  2. "Disused Stations: Fulbourne Station".
  3. "Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Long Term Transport Strategy" (PDF). Cambridgeshire County Council. 10 May 2013. pp. 33 and 36. Retrieved 15 May 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. "Cambridgeshire railway stations' reopening proposed". BBC News Online. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.