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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Stretham Railway Station

Stretham railway station was a station in Stretham, Cambridgeshire on the Ely and St Ives Railway.

History

The railway line between Ely and Sutton was built by the Ely, Haddenham and Sutton Railway (EH&SR). It opened on 16 April 1866, and one of the original stations was that at Stretham. The EH&SR became the Ely and St Ives Railway in 1878 and was absorbed by the Great Eastern Railway in 1898. Regular passenger trains ceased to call at Stretham on 2 February 1931, but occasional passenger excursion trains used the station until around 1956. It was closed to goods on 13 July 1964.

The station featured a single platform, a signal box and a goods loop.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wilburton   Great Eastern Railway
Ely and St Ives Railway
  Ely

Notes

  1. ^ Awdry 1990, p. 131
  2. ^ Butt 1995, p. 223
  3. ^ Awdry 1990, pp. 130–1

Sources

  • Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. CN 8983.
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  • Joby, R.S. The Ely & St Ives Railway. Norwich: Klofron.