General information | |
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Location | Great Chesterford, District of Uttlesford England |
Grid reference | TL504424 |
Owned by | Network Rail |
Managed by | Greater Anglia |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | GRC |
Classification | DfT category E |
History | |
Original company | Eastern Counties Railway [1] |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
30 July 1845 | Opened as Chesterford [1] |
1 June 1875 | Renamed Great Chesterford [1] |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 110,120 |
2019/20 | 110,198 |
2020/21 | 24,252 |
2021/22 | 77,954 |
2022/23 | 86,096 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Great Chesterford railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Great Chesterford in Essex,England. It is 45 miles 56 chains (73.5 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Audley End and Whittlesford Parkway stations. Its three-letter station code is GRC.
The station and all trains calling are operated by Greater Anglia.
The station was once the point where the Newmarket Railway left the London to Cambridge main line. This route was authorised in 1846,opened on 3 January 1848 for goods and to passengers three days later. The Newmarket branch was an early victim of poor finance leading to closure:it was temporarily closed on 30 June 1850 and reopened on 9 September 1850,but the section between Great Chesterford and Six Mile Bottom was closed permanently on 9 October 1851 with the opening of the direct line between Six Mile Bottom and Cambridge. [2] The next station to the north of Great Chesterford was Bourne Bridge. [3]
All services at Great Chesterford are operated by Greater Anglia using Class 720 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [4]
During the peak hours,the service is increased to 2 tph in each direction. The station is also served by a small number of peak hour services to and from Ely.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Greater Anglia | ||||
Disused railways | ||||
Bourne Bridge Line and station closed | Newmarket and Chesterford Railway | Terminus |
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