Barnwell Junction railway station

Barnwell Junction railway station served the suburb of Barnwell, Cambridgeshire, England from 1884 to 1966 on the Cambridge to Mildenhall railway.

Barnwell Junction
Barnwell Junction railway station in 1963
Location
Place	Barnwell
Area	Cambridgeshire
Coordinates	52.215°N 0.153°E / 52.215; 0.153
Grid reference	TL471596
Operations
Original company	GER
Pre-grouping	GER
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (Eastern Region)
Platforms	2
History
2 June 1884 (1884-06-02)	Opened
18 June 1962	Closed to passengers
31 October 1966 (1966-10-31)	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 2 June 1884 by the Great Eastern Railway. It was situated at the end of a road that ran north of the A1303. Except for parcels, the station had no goods facilities. During World War I and World War II, the station was used to unload ambulance trains. The final passenger train was on 16 June 1962 and the station closed two days later, on 18 June 1962 and closed to goods traffic on 31 October 1966.[1]

Site today

As at March 2019 the station buildings and platforms are in situ with track still laid in one platform. The station buildings are in use as private residence.

References

1. "Disused Stations: Barnwell Junction". Disused Stations. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Cambridge Line closed, station open		Great Eastern Railway Cambridge to Mildenhall railway		Fen Ditton Halt Line and station closed