Chettisham railway station

Chettisham railway station is a former railway station in Chettisham, Cambridgeshire. It was on the Great Eastern Railway route between Ely and March.[1] Although the station closed for passengers in 1960, the line is still in use.

Chettisham
Remains in 1983
Location
PlaceChettisham
AreaEast Cambridgeshire
Coordinates52.4269°N 0.2782°E / 52.4269; 0.2782
Grid referenceTL550834
Operations
Original companyEastern Counties Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Platforms2
History
14 January 1847 (1847-01-14)Opened as Chittisham
1 August 1901Renamed Chettisham
13 June 1960 (1960-06-13)Closed for passengers
13 July 1964closed for freight
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 Eastern Counties Railway (ECR) opened their line from Ely to March and Peterborough on 14 January 1847.[2] The ECR was amalgamated with other railways in 1862 to form the Great Eastern Railway.[3] The station was originally named Chittisham; it was renamed Chettisham on 1 August 1901.[4]

The station closed to passengers on 13 June 1960[4] but was briefly reopened with temporary platforms as "Ely Temporary Station" in 1991/2 while Ely Station was being renovated in connection with the electrification of the main line from Cambridge to King's Lynn[5]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Black Bank
Line open, station closed		   Great Eastern Railway   Ely
Line and station open

References
  1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.11
  2. Allen, Cecil J. (1956) [1955]. The Great Eastern Railway (2nd ed.). Hampton Court: Ian Allan. p. 47.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. Allen 1956, p. 46
  4. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 60, 61. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  5. Mitchell, V; Smith, K; Awdry, C; Mott, A (1993). Branch Lines Around March. Middleton Press. ISBN 1-873793-09-X.
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