Histon railway station

Histon

Histon railway station, circa 2010
Location
Place Histon
Area South Cambridgeshire
Coordinates 52°14′32″N 0°06′37″E / 52.2423°N 0.1103°E / 52.2423; 0.1103Coordinates: 52°14′32″N 0°06′37″E / 52.2423°N 0.1103°E / 52.2423; 0.1103
Operations
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
British Railways
Platforms 2
History
17 August 1847 Opened
5 October 1970 Closed
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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Histon was the name of a railway station in Impington, Cambridgeshire[1] on the CambridgeSt Ives branch of the Great Eastern Railway. The station was closed as part of the Beeching Axe in 1970;[2] but the line through the station remained open for freight trains until the early 1992.[2] The station was partially demolished to aid in the construction of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway but the station building was saved from being demolished; a car park was planned to be built on the site of the demolished station building.[3]

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References and notes

  1. Impington is the name given to the southern and eastern parts of the wider conurbation of 'Histon & Impington'.
  2. 1 2 Catford, Nick. "Disused Stations: Histon Station". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
  3. Dunn, Owen (2005). "Histon". British Railway Stations. Retrieved 2011-02-19.

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Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Oakington   Great Eastern Railway
Cambridge & St. Ives Branch
  Cambridge


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