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General information | |
Location | Great Shelford, District of South Cambridgeshire England |
Grid reference | TL465522 |
Owned by | Network Rail |
Managed by | Greater Anglia |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | SED |
Classification | DfT category E |
History | |
Opened | 1845 |
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Shelford railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the villages of Great Shelford,Little Shelford and Stapleford in Cambridgeshire,England. It is 52 miles 36 chains (84.4 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Whittlesford Parkway and Cambridge. Its three-letter station code is SED.
The station and all trains calling are operated by Greater Anglia.
The station was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1845 [1] and later became a junction with the opening of the Stour Valley Railway from Haverhill on 1 June 1865. [2] The subsequent completion of the line onwards to Sudbury a few months later created a through link with Colchester on the Great Eastern Main Line. This was used by through holiday trains between Clacton-on-Sea and the Midlands in LNER and British Rail days but then fell victim to the Beeching Axe,closing to all traffic on 6 March 1967. [3] However,the line between Sudbury and Marks Tey is still in use today.
Eminent theatre director Sir Peter Hall lived here in his early life when his father Reginald Hall was the stationmaster. [4] [5] [6]
All services at Shelford are operated by Greater Anglia using Class 720 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [7]
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.
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The Gainsborough line is the current marketing name of the Sudbury branch line,a railway branch line off the Great Eastern Main Line in the east of England,that links Marks Tey in Essex with Sudbury in Suffolk. It is 11 miles 53 chains (18.77 km) in length and single-track throughout. The line's Engineer's Line Reference is SUD.
Norwich railway station is the northern terminus of the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England,serving the city of Norwich,Norfolk. It is 114 miles 77 chains (185.0 km) down the main line from London Liverpool Street,the western terminus.
Broxbourne railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the towns of Broxbourne and Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire,England. It is 17 miles 17 chains (27.7 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Cheshunt and Roydon. Its three-letter station code is BXB and it is in fare zone B.
Littleport railway station is on the Fen line in the east of England,serving the village of Littleport,Cambridgeshire. It is 76 miles (122 km) measured from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Ely and Downham Market stations. Its three-letter station code is LTP.
Waterbeach railway station is on the Fen line in the east of England,serving the village of Waterbeach,Cambridgeshire. It is 61 miles 1 chain (98.2 km) measured from London Liverpool Street and 63 miles 29 chains (102.0 km) from London King's Cross;it is situated between Cambridge North and Ely stations. Its three-letter station code is WBC.
Marks Tey railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) in the East of England,serving the village of Marks Tey,Essex. It is 46 miles 49 chains (75.02 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and on the GEML is situated between Kelvedon to the west and Colchester to the east. Marks Tey is also the southern terminus of the Gainsborough Line to Sudbury. Its three-letter station code is MKT. The "up" (London-bound) platform 1 has an operational length for nine-coach trains,the "down" (Colchester-bound) platform 2 can accommodate 11-coach trains and platform 3 has an operational length for two-coach trains.
The Sunshine Coast Line is the current marketing name of what originally was the Tendring Hundred Railway Line,a branch off the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England. It links Colchester to the seaside resorts of Clacton-on-Sea and,via a branch,Walton-on-the-Naze. The line is part of the Network Rail Strategic Route 7,SRS 07.08,and is classified as a London &South East commuter line. Passenger services on the line are currently operated by Greater Anglia.
Sudbury railway station is the northern terminus of the Gainsborough Line,a branch off the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England,serving the town of Sudbury,Suffolk. It is 11 miles 67 chains (19.05 km) down the line from the southern terminus of Marks Tey and 58 miles 32 chains (93.99 km) measured from London Liverpool Street;the preceding station on the branch is Bures. Its three-letter station code is SUY. The platform has an operational length for two-coach trains.
Lea Bridge is a railway station on the line between Stratford and Tottenham Hale on the Lea Valley Lines,which reopened on the evening of 15 May 2016 with the full service beginning on 16 May 2016,operated by Greater Anglia.
Bures railway station is on the Gainsborough Line,a branch off the Great Eastern Main Line to Sudbury,in the East of England,serving the village of Bures,which straddles the counties of Essex and Suffolk.
Whittlesford Parkway railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Whittlesford in Cambridgeshire,England. It is 49 miles 1 chain (78.9 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Great Chesterford and Shelford stations. Its three-letter station code is WLF.
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.
Audley End railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Wendens Ambo and the town of Saffron Walden in Essex,England. It is 41 miles 55 chains (67.1 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Newport and Great Chesterford stations. Its three-letter station code is AUD.
Newport railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Newport in Essex,England. It is 39 miles 72 chains (64.2 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Elsenham and Audley End stations. Its three-letter station code is NWE.
Elsenham railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Elsenham in Essex,England. It is 35 miles 45 chains (57.2 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Stansted Mountfitchet and Newport stations. Its three-letter station code is ESM.
Stansted Mountfitchet railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Stansted Mountfitchet in Essex,England. It is 33 miles 28 chains (53.7 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Bishop's Stortford and Elsenham on the main line;Stansted Airport station follows on the airport branch. Its three-letter station code is SST.
Bishop's Stortford railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the town of Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire,England. It is 30 miles 27 chains (48.8 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Sawbridgeworth and Stansted Mountfitchet stations. Its three-letter station code is BIS.
Harlow Town railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the town of Harlow in Essex,England. It is 22 miles 59 chains (36.6 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Roydon and Harlow Mill stations. Its three-letter station code is HWN.
Hythe railway station in Essex is on the Sunshine Coast Line,a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England,serving Hythe and other eastern areas of Colchester. It is 53 miles 49 chains (86.3 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street. Its three-letter station code is HYH.
The Stour Valley Railway is a partially closed railway line that ran between Shelford,near Cambridge and Marks Tey in Essex,England. The line opened in sections between 1849 and 1865. The route from Shelford to Sudbury closed on 6 March 1967 leaving only the section from Sudbury to Marks Tey,known as the Gainsborough Line,in operation.
Coordinates: 52°08′56″N0°08′24″E / 52.149°N 0.140°E