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
- ^ Awdry 1990, p. 131
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 223
- ^ 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.