Burwell railway station
Burwell railway station was on the Cambridge and Mildenhall branch of the Great Eastern Railway.
| Burwell | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Burwell station site in 1963 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Burwell |
| Area | East Cambridgeshire |
| Coordinates | 52.2665°N 0.3250°E |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway[1] |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 2 June 1884 | Opened[1] |
| 18 June 1962 | Closed to passengers[1] |
| 19 April 1965 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
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.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swaffham Prior | Great Eastern Cambridge and Mildenhall branch |
Exning Road Halt |
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. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
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