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Oakington railway station was a station in Oakington, Cambridgeshire, on the line between Cambridge and St Ives. It opened in 17 August 1847 and was closed during the Beeching Axe in 5 October 1970. [1] The station building remains as a private house but the track has been replaced by the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway. [2]

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References

  1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 325. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.

Coordinates: 52°15′57″N0°04′37″E / 52.2659°N 0.0769°E / 52.2659; 0.0769