Kennett railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Kentford |
| Local authority | East Cambridgeshire |
| Operations | |
| Station code | KNE |
| Managed by | Greater Anglia |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * |  11,167 |
| 2005/06 * | 13,057 |
| 2006/07 * | 16,056 |
| 2007/08 * | 17,675 |
| 2008/09 * |  16,316 |
| History | |
| 1854 | Station opens |
| 14 Apr 1965 | Closed to goods |
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| 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 Kennett from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Kennett is a railway station serving the village of Kentford in Cambridgeshire, England. It opened in 1854 when the railway was extended from Newmarket to Bury St Edmunds. At its peak during the period 1860 to 1890 there was a station master and three other members of staff. It closed to freight traffic in 1965 and in 1967 became an unstaffed halt on the Cambridge-Ipswich line
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[edit] Historical Services
According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P, F, L, H, C and there was a 1 ton 10 cwt crane.[1]
[edit] Train Services
The following services currently call at Kennett:
| Operator | Route | Material | Frequency |
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| Greater Anglia | Cambridge - Dullingham - Newmarket - Kennett - Bury St Edmunds - Thurston - Elmswell - Stowmarket - Needham Market - Ipswich | Class 170 | 1x per hour |
[edit] References
- ^ Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission, 1956.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Kennett railway station from National Rail
- Kennett station on navigable 1946 O.S. map
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Newmarket or Ely | Greater Anglia Ipswich-Cambridge/Peterborough |
Bury St Edmunds | ||
| Newmarket | Dutchflyer Cambridge-Amsterdam |
Bury St Edmunds | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Newmarket Warren Hill Line open, station closed |
Great Eastern Railway Ipswich-Cambridge |
Higham Line open, station closed |
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| Fordham Line open, station closed |
Great Eastern Railway Ipswich-Peterborough |
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Coordinates: 52°16′37″N 0°29′24″E / 52.277°N 0.490°E
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