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Revision as of 01:17, 30 March 2012
Sandy | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Central Bedfordshire |
| Managed by | First Capital Connect |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | SDY |
| History | |
| Opened | 7 August 1850 |
| Original company | Great Northern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
Sandy Railway Station serves the town of Sandy in Bedfordshire, England. The station is 44 miles (71 km) north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line. Sandy is managed and served by First Capital Connect.
Sandy station was originally built in 1850 for the Great Northern Railway; the London and North Western Railway opened an adjacent station in 1862. The stations were later merged into one, which has since undergone many changes.
The present station has two large platforms and 4 main rail lines, a pair of "up and down" slow lines used by stopping services and a pair of "up and down" fast lines used by high speed services passing through. A fifth line extends off the "up" slow line which links into the remaining sidings and original bay platforms. There is also a sixth line off the "down" slow line that links to a siding besides Platform 1.
The stations platforms are about to be lengthened so that they can cope with 12 car trains, which will serve the station following the completion of the Thameslink Programme.
History
The first section of the Great Northern Railway (GNR) - that from Louth to a junction with the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway at Grimsby - opened on 1 March 1848, but the southern section of the main line, between Maiden Lane and Peterborough, was not opened until August 1850. Sandy was one of the original stations, opening with the line on 7 August 1850.[1][2][3]
The Sandy and Potton Railway was opened for goods traffic on 23 June 1857, and to passengers on 9 November 1857. It was later purchased by the Bedford and Cambridge Railway (B&CR), which closed the line in January 1862 for reconstruction. The line reopened on 7 July 1862, including a new station at Sandy separate from, but adjacent to, the GNR station. The B&CR was absorbed by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) in 1865. The eastern section of the Bedford-Cambridge route (sometimes known as the Varsity Line) closed on 1 January 1968, and with it, the ex-LNWR platforms at Sandy.[3][4]
The two stations were physically adjacent, and shared an island platform. In 1917 the LNWR station was placed under the management of the GNR, and then shared the booking facilities. After the closure of the Varsity Line, the station was considerably rebuilt in the early 1970s to give a 4-track layout throughout, and platforms on the slow lines only.[5]
Facilities
Sandy station has a small cafe inside of the booking office on Platform 2. There is a large sheltered area with seating on Platform 1, and a smaller one on Platform 2.
The station has two modern Touch Screen ticket machines located in front of the booking office, and there are cycle storage facilities to the south of it. The station also has help points throughout, which were installed by First Capital Connect.
Services
The station is served by a half-hourly service southbound to London Kings Cross and northbound to Peterborough. There is an hourly service in each direction on Sundays.
First Capital Connect Timetables for Sandy can be seen and downloaded here.
Ticket Office Opening Times & Station Staffing Hours
Below are the current opening and staffing times for Sandy, as of 2010.[6]
| Ticket Office Hours | ||
|---|---|---|
| Day | Opens | Closes |
| Monday to Friday | 06:00 | 12:25 |
| Saturday | 06:45 | 13:10 |
| Sunday | - | - |
| Station Staffing Hours | ||
|---|---|---|
| Day | From | Until |
| Monday to Friday | 05:45 | 12:45 |
| Saturday | 06:30 | 13:30 |
| Sunday | - | - |
Route
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Capital Connect Great Northern Peterborough Line | ||||
| Disused railways | ||||
Line and station closed | Eastern Region of British Railways | Line and station closed |
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| Historical railways | ||||
Line and station open | Great Northern Railway | Line open, station closed |
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References
- ^ Gordon, W.J. (1989) [1910]. Our Home Railways. London: Bracken Books. volume II, p. 44. ISBN 1 85170 314 4.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 135. CN 8983.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 205. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508.
- ^ Awdry 1990, p. 100
- ^ Catford, Nick. "Disused Stations: Sandy (LNWR)". Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/Main.php?sEvent=StationInfo&crs_code=SAN
External links
- Train times and station information for Sandy railway station from National Rail
52°07′30″N 0°16′52″W / 52.125°N 0.281°W
