Huntingdon East railway station
Huntingdon East railway station served the town of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England from 1883 to 1959 on the East Coast Main Line.
| Huntingdon East | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Huntingdon |
| Area | Cambridgeshire |
| Coordinates | 52.3279°N 0.192°W |
| Grid reference | TL233715 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (Eastern Region) |
| Platforms | 3 |
| History | |
| 1 May 1883 | Opened as Huntingdon |
| 1 July 1923 | Renamed Huntingdon East |
| 18 September 1959 | Closed to passengers |
| circa 1962 | Closed completely |
| 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 | |
History
The station opened on 1 May 1883 by the Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway. It was situated east of the present Huntingdon station. There was another station that was built in 1850 which was called Huntingdon but when this station opened the original station was renamed Godmanchester to avoid confusion. The station was renamed Huntingdon East on 1 July 1923. The station closed to passengers and goods traffic on 18 September 1959 after the Huntingdon to St. Ives line closed, although military trains and excursions continued to serve the station in the 1960s.[1]
References
- "Disused Stations: Huntingdon East". Disused Stations. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckden | GN and GE Joint Railway | Godmanchester |
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