Swaffham Prior railway station

Swaffham Prior
Location
Place Swaffham Prior
Area East Cambridgeshire
Coordinates 52°15′21″N 0°17′09″E / 52.2558°N 0.2857°E / 52.2558; 0.2857Coordinates: 52°15′21″N 0°17′09″E / 52.2558°N 0.2857°E / 52.2558; 0.2857
Grid reference TL561644
Operations
Line Cambridge and Mildendall branch
Original company Great Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms 1
History
2 June 1884 (1884-06-02) Station opened
18 June 1962 (1962-06-18) Station 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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The railway station at Swaffham Prior was on the Cambridge and Mildendall branch of the Great Eastern Railway.[1] The railway began operating to Swaffham Prior in 1884; the station closed in 1962, and then passed into private ownership.[2] It is located on Station Road and is still inhabited.

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Bottisham and Lode   Great Eastern
Cambridge and Mildendall branch
  Burwell

References

  1. Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1929, cited in http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CAM/SwaffhamPrior/index.html
  2. "Station Cottages, Swaffham Prior:: OS grid TL5664 :: Geograph British Isles". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 2009-07-09.

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