Great Chesterford railway station
Great Chesterford | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | District of Uttlesford |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Managed by | Abellio Greater Anglia |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | GRC |
| History | |
| Original company | Eastern Counties Railway[1] |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 30 Jul 1845 | Opened as Chesterford[1] |
| 1 Jun 1875 | Renamed to Great Chesterford[1] |
Great Chesterford railway station serves the village of Great Chesterford in Essex, England.
The station was once the point where the Newmarket Railway left the London-Cambridge main line. This route was authorised in 1846, opened on 3 January 1848 for goods, and to passengers three days later. The Newmarket branch was an early victim of poor finance leading to closure: it was temporarily closed on 30 June 1850 and reopened on 9 September 1850, but the section between Great Chesterford and Six Mile Bottom was closed permanently on 9 October 1851 with the opening of the direct line between Six Mile Bottom and Cambridge.[2] The next station to the north of Great Chesterford was Bourne Bridge.[3]
Services
There is a basic hourly service in each direction to Cambridge and London Liverpool Street, with peak extras.[4]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audley End | Abellio Greater Anglia West Anglia Main Line |
Whittlesford Parkway | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Bourne Bridge Line and station closed |
Newmarket Railway | Terminus | ||
References
- ^ a b c Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 59, 108. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ Allen, Cecil J. (1956) [1955]. The Great Eastern Railway (2nd ed.). Hampton Court: Ian Allan. pp. 37–38, 43–45.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Dewick, Tony (2002). Complete Atlas of Railway Station Names. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2798-6.
- ^ Table 22 National Rail timetable, May 2016
External links
- Train times and station information for Great Chesterford railway station from National Rail
52°03′36″N 0°11′38″E / 52.060°N 0.194°E
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