Murrow East railway station

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Murrow East
Murrow East railway station.jpg
Station in early 1900s.
General information
Location Murrow, Fenland
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Peterborough, Wisbech and Sutton Bridge Railway
Pre-grouping Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-grouping Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Key dates
1 Aug 1866 [1] Opened as
Murrow
27 Sep 1948Renamed
Murrow East
2 Mar 1959 [2] Closed for passengers
19 April 1965closed for freight

Murrow East railway station was a station in Murrow, Cambridgeshire. It was on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway line between Wisbech and Peterborough. There was another station in the settlement, Murrow West railway station, on the Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Wryde   Midland and Great Northern
Peterborough Line
  Wisbech St Mary

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References

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