Great Chesterford railway station
Great Chesterford  |
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| The station building | |
| Location | |
| Place | Great Chesterford |
| Local authority | Uttlesford |
| Operations | |
| Station code | GRC |
| Managed by | Greater Anglia |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 86,829 |
| 2005/06 * |  86,059 |
| 2006/07 * |  89,743 |
| 2007/08 * | 97,849 |
| 2008/09 * | 0.10 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Eastern Counties Railway[1] |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 30 Jul 1845 | Opened as Chesterford[1] |
| 1 Jun 1875 | Renamed to Great Chesterford[1] |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Great Chesterford from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Great Chesterford railway station serves the village of Great Chesterford in Essex.
The station was once the point where the Newmarket Railway left the London-Cambridge main line. This route was authorised in 1846, opened on 3 January 1848 for goods, and to passengers three days later. The Newmarket branch was an early victim of poor finance leading to closure: it was temporarily closed on 30 June 1850 and reopened on 9 September 1850, but the section between Great Chesterford and Six Mile Bottom was closed permanently on 9 October 1851 with the opening of the direct line between Six Mile Bottom and Cambridge.[2] The next station to the north of Great Chesterford was Bourne Bridge.[3]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Audley End | Greater Anglia West Anglia Main Line |
Whittlesford Parkway | ||
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| Bourne Bridge Line and station closed |
Newmarket Railway | Terminus | ||
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Butt, R. V. J. (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. pp. 59,108. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- ^ Allen, Cecil J. (1956) [1955]. The Great Eastern Railway (2nd ed.). Hampton Court: Ian Allan. pp. 37–38, 43–45.
- ^ Dewick, Tony (2002). Complete Atlas of Railway Station Names. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2798-6.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Great Chesterford railway station from National Rail
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Coordinates: 52°03′36″N 0°11′38″E / 52.060°N 0.194°E
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