Whittlesea railway station

Whittlesea railway station is on the Ely–Peterborough line in the east of England and serves the town of Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. "Whittlesea" is an older spelling of the town's name.

Whittlesea
Looking west from platform 2 towards platform 1 and the level crossing
Location
Place	Whittlesey
Local authority	Fenland
Coordinates	52.5493°N 0.1184°W / 52.5493; -0.1184
Grid reference	TL277963
Operations
Station code	WLE
Managed by	Greater Anglia
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	26,102
2015/16	28,456
2016/17	30,474
2017/18	32,556
2018/19	31,986
National Rail – UK railway stations
Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Whittlesea from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

It is 94 miles 60 chains (152.5 km) measured from London Liverpool Street via Ely and is situated between March and Peterborough stations.

All the original station buildings have long been demolished, and only the two platforms remain. Unlike most level crossings, the gates at the Whittlesea crossing are not automatic and are still opened and closed by hand by a member of railway staff based in a small adjacent building.

In 1968 the Flying Scotsman visited the station to have its tender refilled with water.