Offord and Buckden railway station
Offord and Buckden railway station was built by the Great Northern Railway to serve the twin villages of Offord Cluny and Offord D'Arcy in Cambridgeshire, England.
Offord and Buckden | |
|---|---|
 ECML express passing Offord & Buckden station and St Peter's Church in 1955 | |
| Location | Offord Cluny, Huntingdonshire England |
| Grid reference | TL218671 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Northern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| September 1851 | Opened as Offord |
| 1 August 1876 | Renamed Offord and Buckden |
| 2 February 1959 | Closed for passengers |
| 26 April 1965 | closed for freight |
History
A 1914 Railway Clearing House map showing (upper centre) railways in the vicinity of Offord & Buckden
The Great Northern Railway main line from London to Peterborough had opened in 1850 including stations at St. Neots and Huntingdon.[1] A station between these, named Offord, was opened just over a year later, in September 1851.[2][3] It was located 56 miles (90 km) from London King's Cross.[4]
On 1 August 1876 the station was renamed Offord and Buckden.[3]
The station closed for passengers on 2 February 1959.[3]
Route
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Neots Line and station open |
Great Northern Railway East Coast Main Line |
Huntingdon Line and station open | ||
Notes
- Butt 1995, pp. 125,204.
- Conolly 1976, p. 11, section C2.
- Butt 1995, p. 176.
- Yonge 2006, map 15C.
References
- 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
- Yonge, John (September 2006) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). 2: Eastern. Railway Track Diagrams (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. ISBN 0-9549866-2-8.
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