Wilburton railway station

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Wilburton
The Old Station, Grunty Fen, Wilburton, Cambs - geograph.org.uk - 195500.jpg
Station building
General information
Location Wilburton, East Cambridgeshire
England
Coordinates 52°21′58″N0°10′39″E / 52.3662°N 0.1774°E / 52.3662; 0.1774
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Ely and St Ives 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
Wilburton railway station

Wilburton railway station was a station in Wilburton, Cambridgeshire on the Ely and St Ives Railway. It was closed to regular passenger trains in 1931, [1] [2] excursion trains in 1958, and completely in 1964 along with the rest of the route.

Contents

The station featured a single platform, a signal box and a goods shed/granary on a loop.

References

  1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 457. OCLC   931112387.
  2. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 250. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
Former Services
Preceding stationDisused railwaysFollowing station
Haddenham   Great Eastern Railway
Ely and St Ives Railway
  Stretham

Sources