Swavesey railway station

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Swavesey
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Swavesey guided bus stop
Location Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
British Railways
Key dates
19 August 1847Opened
5 October 1970Closed

Swavesey railway station was a station in Swavesey, Cambridgeshire on the line between Cambridge and St Ives which was closed for passenger services in 1970. The station remained derelict until it was demolished in 2007 for construction of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway service which utilises the trackbed of the old railway.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
St Ives   Great Eastern Railway
Cambridge & St. Ives Branch
  Long Stanton

Coordinates: 52°18′23″N0°00′01″W / 52.3063°N 0.0004°W / 52.3063; -0.0004


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