Soham railway station
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| Soham railway station | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Soham |
| Area | East Cambridgeshire |
| Coordinates | 52°20′03″N 0°19′40″E / 52.33415°N 0.32770°ECoordinates: 52°20′03″N 0°19′40″E / 52.33415°N 0.32770°E |
| Grid reference | TL587732 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Ely and Newmarket Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 September 1879 | Station opens |
| 13 September 1965 | Station Closes |
| 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 |
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Soham railway station was opened on 1 September 1879[1] on the Ely to Newmarket line and served the town of Soham in Cambridgeshire.
The station was destroyed on 2 June 1944, when a munitions train caught fire and blew up, killing two and damaging over seven hundred buildings. The signal box, also damaged in the explosion which resulted in the death of signalman Frank Bridges, is now preserved on the Mid-Norfolk Railway.
Although the line remains the station was closed down on 13 September 1965[1][2] but since then a local campaign has run to reopen it.[3].[4] In February 2011 East Cambridgeshire District Council obtained funding for a study into a possible reopening.[5]
[edit] Routes
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Fordham Line open, station closed |
Great Eastern Railway Ely and Newmarket Railway |
Ely Line and station open |
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 214. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508.
- ^ Village history
- ^ Soham Train Station Campaign
- ^ "New £47m rail link for Ipswich". EveningStar24. 19 November 2009. http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/news/new_47m_rail_link_for_ipswich_1_198531. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
- ^ East Cambridgeshire District Council (8 February 2011). "Is the dream of a Soham Railway Station about to come true?". http://www.eastcambs.gov.uk/press/dream-soham-railway-station-about-come-true.
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