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Stretham railway station

Coordinates: 52°21′51″N 0°13′26″E / 52.3642°N 0.2238°E / 52.3642; 0.2238
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Stretham
Station building
General information
LocationStretham, East Cambridgeshire
England
Coordinates52°21′51″N 0°13′26″E / 52.3642°N 0.2238°E / 52.3642; 0.2238
Grid referenceTL514763
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEly, Haddenham and Sutton Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
16 April 1866Opened
2 February 1931Closed to passengers
13 July 1964Closed

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

History

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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 station   Disused railways   Following station
Wilburton   Great Eastern Railway
Ely and St Ives Railway
  Ely

Notes

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  1. ^ Awdry 1990, p. 131
  2. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 223
  3. ^ Awdry 1990, pp. 130–1

Sources

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  • Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. CN 8983.
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  • Joby, R.S. The Ely & St Ives Railway. Norwich: Klofron.
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