Linton | |
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General information | |
Location | Linton, South Cambridgeshire England |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Eastern Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
1 June 1865 [1] | Opened |
6 March 1967 | Closed |
Linton railway station was a railway station in Linton, Cambridgeshire on the Stour Valley Railway. It closed in 1967. [2] The station house is H-shaped and made of tan colour brick. It is still standing, as well as the platform and sunken trackbed space at the back of the building.
The Cambridge Metro project intended to reopen Linton and Haverhill stations, for a commuter light railway to Cambridge city centre. [3] However, the project was scrapped in 2021 by Nik Johnson [4]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Pampisford | Great Eastern Railway Stour Valley Railway | Bartlow |
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