Burwell railway station

Burwell railway station was on the Cambridge and Mildenhall branch of the Great Eastern Railway.

Burwell
Burwell station site in 1963
LocationBurwell, East Cambridgeshire
England
Coordinates52.2665°N 0.3250°E / 52.2665; 0.3250
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway[1]
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 June 1884 (1884-06-02)Opened[1]
18 June 1962 (1962-06-18)Closed to passengers[1]
19 April 1965 (1965-04-19)Closed

After the closure of the line, the site of Burwell station was redeveloped, initially as a cardboard factory, and then a few decades later as a housing estate. The names of the streets Station Gate and Railway Close hint at the site's past usage.

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Swaffham Prior   Great Eastern
Cambridge and Mildenhall branch
  Exning Road Halt

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. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.


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