Cherryhinton
The original c. 1850 Cherry Hinton station house, October 2012
General information
LocationCherry Hinton, City of Cambridge
England
Coordinates52°11′24″N 0°10′35″E / 52.1899°N 0.1764°E / 52.1899; 0.1764
Grid referenceTL488568
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNewmarket and Chesterford Railway[1]
Key dates
9 October 1851Opened[1]
1 May 1854Closed[1]

Cherryhinton railway station (spelling[1]) was located on the Newmarket Railway's line between Cambridge and Fulbourn,[2] serving the Cambridgeshire village of Cherry Hinton.

History

The station opened on 9 October 1851,[1] along with the Newmarket Railway's extension from Six Mile Bottom to Cambridge.[3] The Newmarket Railway was absorbed by the Eastern Counties Railway on 30 March 1854,[4] and just over a month later, Cherryhinton station closed on 1 May 1854.[1] The line remains in use.

Reopening of the station was proposed by Cambridgeshire County Council in May 2013 as part of an infrastructure plan to deal with projected population growth up to 2050.[5][6] A proposal to reopen the station had previously been made in 1996 but 70% of residents who responded to a Council questionnaire were against it; in any event, a new station was not considered viable at that time.[6]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Cambridge
Line and station open		   Newmarket and Chesterford Railway
Cambridge branch		   Fulbourn
Line open, station closed

Station house

The original Cherry Hinton station house still stands on the corner of High Street and Railway Street, diagonally opposite the Cherry Hinton C of E Primary School. It serves as a landmark to local residents and its location is represented in the middle of Cherry Hinton village's historic crest, with coordinates made up of the railway line running horizontally across the crest, and the High Street running vertically down the crest.

The property was offered for sale by Grainger plc as a private residence in February 2013.[7] The official name of the station house on its deed is the Gate House, as it formerly served as a level crossing gatehouse to the gate keeper who manually opened and closed the level crossing gates for the railway line.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. 59. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ↑ Dewick, Tony (2002). Complete Atlas of Railway Station Names. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2798-6.
  3. ↑ Allen, Cecil J. (1956) [1955]. The Great Eastern Railway (2nd ed.). Hampton Court: Ian Allan. p. 44.
  4. ↑ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 126. CN 8983.
  5. ↑ "Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Long Term Transport Strategy" (PDF). Cambridgeshire County Council. 10 May 2013. pp. 33 and 36. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Cambridgeshire railway stations' reopening proposed". BBC News Online. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  7. 1 2 Rightmove. "2 bedroom house for sale". Retrieved 10 June 2013.


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