Orton Mere railway station

Orton Mere is a station on the Nene Valley Railway and is situated between Ferry Meadows and Peterborough Nene Valley, adjacent to the River Nene.

Orton Mere
Station on heritage railway
LocationOrton Waterville, Cambridgeshire
England
Grid referenceTL166971
Managed byNene Valley Railway
Platforms2
Key dates
1983opened
Nene Valley Railway
Peterborough East
Peterborough North
Peterborough Nene Valley
Longville Junction
Orton Mere
Overton for Ferry Meadows
Ham Lane
Castor
Old Great North Road
Wansford
Wansford Tunnel (616 yards)
Yarwell Junction

Orton Mere provides access to the eastern end of the Nene Park. At Orton Mere, the Nene Valley Railway passes under the Orton Parkway, part of the complex road system built when Peterborough was allocated New Town status.

Orton Mere station appears in the James Bond film Octopussy and is easily identified by the flyover carrying the Nene Parkway.

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Preceding station   Heritage railways Following station
Ferry Meadows   Nene Valley Railway   Peterborough Nene Valley

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