Whittlesea railway station
- For the former railway station in Melbourne, Australia see Whittlesea railway station, Melbourne
Whittlesea  |
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| Looking west from platform 2 towards platform 1 and the level crossing | |
| Location | |
| Place | Whittlesey |
| Local authority | Fenland |
| Coordinates | 52°32′57″N 0°07′06″W / 52.5493°N 0.1184°WCoordinates: 52°32′57″N 0°07′06″W / 52.5493°N 0.1184°W |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WLE |
| 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 * |  16,467 |
| 2005/06 * | 16,770 |
| 2006/07 * | 22,148 |
| 2007/08 * | 26,064 |
| 2008/09 * |  24,896 |
| 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 Whittlesea from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Whittlesea railway station serves the town of Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire, England. Whittlesea is an older spelling of the town's name.[citation needed]
All the original station buildings have long been demolished, and only the two platforms remain. Unlike many railway crossings, the gates are not automatic and are still opened and closed by hand by a person who sits in a small hut-like building by the crossing.
In the early 1970s, the Flying Scotsman visited the station.
Fenland District council are in talks with train operators to oppose more services for the line with 2 services in between Birmingham and Stansted Airport and a hourly service between Ipswich and Peterborough with more services stopping at Whittlesea and Manea which would stop at March also.[citation needed]
[edit] Services
Greater Anglia operate a two hourly service to Ipswich (1 hr 43 mins) and return to Peterborough (11 mins). CrossCountry Mondays-Saturdays only operate 3 daily trains to Cambridge with 2 extended to Stansted Airport, with 2 services to Brimingham New Street. East Midlands Trains operate a service to Liverpool Lime Street Mondays-Saturdays only.
On Sundays, Greater Anglia operate 5 services to Ipswich (1 hr 43 mins) and return to Peterborough (11 mins).
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Ely-Peterborough Line
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Limited Service
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| East Midlands Trains
Limited Service
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Limited Service
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Line open, station closed
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Great Eastern Railway |
Line open, station closed
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[edit] Layout
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Platform 1 |
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National Rail towards Peterborough  |
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National Rail towards Ely  |
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Side Platform |
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[edit] External links
Media related to Whittlesea railway station at Wikimedia Commons
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