Stretham railway station
Stretham | |
|---|---|
 Station building | |
| General information | |
| Location | Stretham, East Cambridgeshire England |
| Coordinates | 52°21′51″N 0°13′26″E / 52.3642°N 0.2238°E |
| Grid reference | TL514763 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Ely, Haddenham and Sutton Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 16 April 1866 | Opened |
| 2 February 1931 | Closed to passengers |
| 13 July 1964 | Closed |
Stretham railway station was a station in Stretham, Cambridgeshire on the Ely and St Ives Railway.
History
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Awdry 1990, p. 131
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 223
- ^ Awdry 1990, pp. 130–1
Sources
[edit]- 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.