Whittlesea railway station

This article is about the station in Cambridgeshire, England. For the former station in Melbourne, Australia, see Whittlesea railway station, Melbourne.

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General information
Location	Fenland
Coordinates	52.5493°N 0.1184°W / 52.5493; -0.1184
Managed by	Greater Anglia
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WLE

Whittlesea railway station is on the Ely–Peterborough line in the east of England and serves the town of Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. "Whittlesea" is an older spelling of the town's name.

It is 94 miles 60 chains (152.5 km) measured from London Liverpool Street via Ely and is situated between March and Peterborough stations.

All the original station buildings have long been demolished, and only the two platforms remain. Unlike most level crossings, the gates at the Whittlesea crossing are not automatic and are still opened and closed by hand by a member of railway staff based in a small adjacent building.

In 1968 the Flying Scotsman visited the station to have its tender refilled with water.

Services

Greater Anglia operates one train every two hours each way (including Sundays) between Ipswich and Peterborough, which provides the primary service here.

CrossCountry operates three trains per day Monday-Saturday between Birmingham and Cambridge, of which two are extended beyond Cambridge to Stansted Airport.

East Midlands Railway runs a single morning service to Liverpool Lime Street Monday-Saturday only.

External links

Media related to Whittlesea railway station at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
March		Abellio Greater Anglia Ipswich–Peterborough		Peterborough
March		CrossCountry Birmingham–Stansted Airport (Limited service)		Peterborough
March		East Midlands Railway Liverpool–Norwich (Limited service)		Peterborough
Historical railways
Eastrea Line open, station closed		Great Eastern Railway Ely–Peterborough line		Peterborough East Line open, station closed