Wimblington
General information
LocationChatteris, Fenland
England
Grid referenceTL387860
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEastern Counties Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 February 1848 (1848-02-01)Opened
28 December 1964Closed to freight
6 March 1967Closed to passengers

Wimblington railway station was a station in the village of Wimblington, Cambridgeshire. It was closed in 1967[1] as part of the Beeching Axe.The station was demolished in the early 1970s and the site used for the construction of the new alignment of the A141 road.

References

  1. 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. 251. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Chatteris   GN and GE Joint Railway   March

52°30′10″N 0°04′54″E / 52.5029°N 0.0817°E / 52.5029; 0.0817


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