Godmanchester railway station

Godmanchester railway station was a railway station situated in the town of Godmanchester in Huntingdonshire, England. It was situated on the Huntingdon to St Ives line.

Godmanchester
Location
PlaceGodmanchester
AreaHuntingdonshire
Coordinates52.3262°N 0.1752°W / 52.3262; -0.1752
Operations
Original companyEast Anglian Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Platforms2
History
19 August 1847 (1847-08-19)Opened as Huntingdon
1 July 1882Renamed Godmanchester
15 June 1959Closed to passengers
4 June 1962Closed to freight
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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History

The station was built by the Ely and Huntingdon Railway (E&HR), and opened on 19 August 1847; it was originally named Huntingdon.[1] Prior to opening, the E&HR amalgamated with the Lynn and Dereham Railway and the Lynn and Ely Railway to form the East Anglian Railway (EAR).[2] The EAR was absorbed by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) in 1862.[2] The line and station were transferred to the Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway (GN&GEJR) in 1879,[2] and on 1 July 1882, the station was renamed Godmanchester.[1] The GN&GEJR became part of the London and North Eastern Railway when that company was created in the 1923 Grouping by amalgamation of the GER with several other railways.

The station closed to passengers on 15 June 1959[1] and to freight on 4 June 1962. It has since been demolished.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Huntingdon East   GN and GE Joint Railway   St Ives
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References
  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 105, 125. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. pp. 125, 130. CN 8983.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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