Stretham railway station

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Stretham
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Station building
General information
Location Stretham, East Cambridgeshire
England
Coordinates 52°21′51″N0°13′26″E / 52.3642°N 0.2238°E / 52.3642; 0.2238
Grid reference TL514763
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Ely, Haddenham and Sutton Railway
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
16 April 1866Opened
2 February 1931Closed to passengers
13 July 1964Closed
Location
Stretham railway station

Stretham railway station was a station in Stretham, Cambridgeshire on the Ely and St Ives Railway.

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History

The railway line between Ely and Sutton was built by the Ely, Haddenham and Sutton Railway (EH&SR). It opened on 16 April 1866, [1] and one of the original stations was that at Stretham. [2] The EH&SR became the Ely and St Ives Railway in 1878 and was absorbed by the Great Eastern Railway in 1898. [3] Regular passenger trains ceased to call at Stretham on 2 February 1931, but occasional passenger excursion trains used the station until around 1956. [2] It was closed to goods on 13 July 1964.

The station featured a single platform, a signal box and a goods loop.

Preceding stationDisused railwaysFollowing station
Wilburton   Great Eastern Railway
Ely and St Ives Railway 		  Ely

Notes

  1. ↑ Awdry 1990 , p. 131
  2. 1 2 Butt 1995 , p. 223
  3. ↑ Awdry 1990 , pp. 130–1

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