Huntingdon East railway station

Huntingdon East railway station served the town of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England from 1883 to 1959 on the East Coast Main Line.

Huntingdon East
Location
PlaceHuntingdon
AreaCambridgeshire
Coordinates52.3279°N 0.192°W / 52.3279; -0.192
Grid referenceTL233715
Operations
Original companyGreat Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
British Rail (Eastern Region)
Platforms3
History
1 May 1883 (1883-05-01)Opened as Huntingdon
1 July 1923Renamed Huntingdon East
18 September 1959 (1959-09-18)Closed to passengers
circa 1962Closed completely
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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History

The station opened on 1 May 1883 by the Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway. It was situated east of the present Huntingdon station. There was another station that was built in 1850 which was called Huntingdon but when this station opened the original station was renamed Godmanchester to avoid confusion. The station was renamed Huntingdon East on 1 July 1923. The station closed to passengers and goods traffic on 18 September 1959 after the Huntingdon to St. Ives line closed, although military trains and excursions continued to serve the station in the 1960s.[1]

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References

  1. "Disused Stations: Huntingdon East". Disused Stations. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Buckden   GN and GE Joint Railway   Godmanchester


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