Barnwell Junction railway station

Barnwell Junction
Location
Place	Barnwell
Area	Cambridgeshire
Coordinates	52°12′54″N 0°09′11″E / 52.215°N 0.153°E / 52.215; 0.153Coordinates: 52°12′54″N 0°09′11″E / 52.215°N 0.153°E / 52.215; 0.153
Grid reference	TL471596
Operations
Original company	GER
Pre-grouping	GER
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (Eastern Region)
Platforms	2
History
2 June 1884 (1884-06-02)	Station opened
18 June 1962	Station closed to passengers
31 October 1966 (1966-10-31)	Station closed completely
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Barnwell Junction railway station served the suburb of Barnwell, Cambridgeshire, England from 1884 to 1966 on the Cambridge to Mildenhall railway.

History

The station opened on 2 June 1884 by the Great Eastern Railway. It was situated at the end of a road that ran north of the A1303. Except for parcels, the station had no goods facilities. During World War I and World War II, the station was used to unload ambulance trains. The final passenger train was on 16 June 1962 and the station closed two days later, on 18 June 1962 and closed to goods traffic on 31 October 1966.^[1]

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