Looking west from platform 2 towards platform 1 and the level crossing | |
General information | |
Location | Whittlesey, Fenland England |
Coordinates | 52°32′57″N0°07′06″W / 52.5493°N 0.1184°W Coordinates: 52°32′57″N0°07′06″W / 52.5493°N 0.1184°W |
Grid reference | TL277963 |
Managed by | Greater Anglia |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | WLE |
Classification | DfT category F2 |
Passengers | |
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Whittlesea railway station is on the Ely–Peterborough line in the East of England and serves the town of Whittlesey,Cambridgeshire. Whittlesea is an older and alternative spelling of the town's name.[ citation needed ]
It is located in between March and Peterborough stations,94 miles 60 chains (152.5 km) away from London Liverpool Street via Ely.
All of the original station buildings have long since been demolished and only the two staggered platforms remain. Unlike most level crossings,the gates at Whittlesea station are still opened and closed manually by a member of railway staff,who is based in the adjacent crossing keeper's hut.
On 14 September 1968,Flying Scotsman stopped at the station twice to have its tenders refilled with water. The locomotive was chartering The Chesterfield Flyer from Ipswich to Chesterfield,via Norwich. [1]
Greater Anglia provides the primary service at Whittlesea. There is one train every two hours each way,including Sundays,between Peterborough and Ipswich;there are occasional extensions to Colchester.
CrossCountry operates three trains per day Monday-Saturday between Birmingham and Cambridge,of which two are extended beyond Cambridge to Stansted Airport.
East Midlands Railway runs a single morning service to Liverpool Lime Street Monday-Saturday only. [2]
Preceding station | ![]() | Following station | ||
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Abellio Greater Anglia | ||||
CrossCountry Limited service | ||||
East Midlands Railway Liverpool–Norwich Limited service | ||||
Historical railways | ||||
Line open,station closed | Great Eastern Railway | Line open,station closed |
National Express East Anglia (NXEA) was a train operating company in England owned by National Express that operated the Greater Anglia franchise from April 2004 until February 2012. Originally trading as One,it was rebranded National Express East Anglia in February 2008. It provided local,suburban and express services from London Liverpool Street to destinations in Essex,Hertfordshire,Cambridgeshire,Suffolk and Norfolk in the East of England.
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