Orton Waterville railway station

Orton Waterville
Location
Place	Peterborough
Area	Cambridgeshire
Grid reference	TL152970
Operations
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Platforms	2
History
1845	Opened
5 October 1942	Closed for regular passenger trains
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

Nene Valley Railway
Legend Ely to Peterborough Line Peterborough East East Coast Main Line Peterborough Nene Valley Longville Junction Orton Mere Ferry Meadows Ham Lane Orton Waterville Castor Great Northern to Stamford Old Great North Road Wansford Wansford Tunnel Yarwell Junction Northampton and Peterborough Railway Future NVR extension to Elton London & North Western to Rugby

Orton Waterville railway station was a station serving the villages of Orton Waterville and Orton Longueville in Cambridgeshire. It was on the London and North Western Railway Northampton to Peterborough line. The station was originally called Overton. The station was closed to regular passenger trains in 1942 but was used by railway staff until the 1960s. The Wansford to Peterborough section closed in 1966, but has since been reopened as the Nene Valley Railway. Orton Waterville station has also been reopened and is now known as Ferry Meadows.

Former Services

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Castor		London and North Western Railway Rugby to Peterborough East		Peterborough East
Castor		Northampton and Peterborough Railway Northampton to Peterborough East		Peterborough East
Castor		Great Northern Railway Leicester Belgrave Road to Peterborough North		Peterborough North

External links

• Orton Waterville station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
• Orton Waterville station on Subterranea Britannica