Wisbech North railway station

This article is about the Midland and Great Northern Railway station in Wisbech. For the Great Eastern railway station, see Wisbech East railway station.
Wisbech North
Location
Place Wisbech
Area Fenland
Operations
Original company Peterborough, Wisbech and Sutton Bridge Railway
Pre-grouping Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-grouping Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Platforms 2
History
1 Aug 1866[1] Opened as
Wisbeach
4 May 1877 Renamed
Wisbech
27 Sep 1948 Renamed
Wisbech North
2 Mar 1959 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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Wisbech North railway station was a station in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. It had been part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway network in East Anglia, and closed in 1959.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Wisbech St Mary   Midland and Great Northern
Peterborough Line		   Ferry

History

Located on Harecroft Road, it was on the line between Sutton Bridge and Peterborough. The line north to Sutton Bridge closed in 1959 when British Railways closed most of the line.

See also

Wisbech East railway station

References

  1. ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (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. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.

Coordinates: 52°40′10″N 0°09′00″E / 52.6694°N 0.1499°E / 52.6694; 0.1499

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