Yaxley and Farcet railway station

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Yaxley and Farcet
Yaxley & Farcet station site geograph-4080517-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
Station site in 1992.
General information
Location Yaxley, Huntingdonshire
England
Grid reference TL194930
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Northern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
19 May 1890 (1890-05-19)Opened as Yaxley
July 1895Renamed Yaxley and Farcet
6 April 1959Closed for passengers
after 1964closed for freight

Yaxley and Farcet railway station is a former station in Yaxley, Cambridgeshire, just south of Peterborough. [1]

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History

The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway on 19 May 1890, originally being named Yaxley; just over five years later, in July 1895, it was renamed Yaxley and Farcet. [2]

The station was closed for passengers on 6 April 1959. [2]

Route

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Holme
Line open, station closed
  Great Northern Railway
East Coast Main Line
  Peterborough North
Line and station open

References

  1. British Railways Atlas 1947. p.11
  2. 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 256. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.

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