Whittlesea railway station
Whittlesea railway station is on the Ely–Peterborough line in the east of England and serves the town of Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. "Whittlesea" is an older spelling of the town's name.
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Looking west from platform 2 towards platform 1 and the level crossing | |
Location | |
Place | Whittlesey |
Local authority | Fenland |
Coordinates | 52.5493°N 0.1184°W |
Grid reference | TL277963 |
Operations | |
Station code | WLE |
Managed by | Greater Anglia |
Number of platforms | 2 |
DfT category | F2 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Whittlesea from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. |
It is 94 miles 60 chains (152.5 km) measured from London Liverpool Street via Ely and is situated between March and Peterborough stations.
All the original station buildings have long been demolished, and only the two platforms remain. Unlike most level crossings, the gates at the Whittlesea crossing are not automatic and are still opened and closed by hand by a member of railway staff based in a small adjacent building.
In 1968 the Flying Scotsman visited the station to have its tender refilled with water.
Services
Greater Anglia operates one train every two hours each way (including Sundays) between Ipswich and Peterborough, which provides the primary service here.
CrossCountry operates three trains per day Monday-Saturday between Birmingham and Cambridge, of which two are extended beyond Cambridge to Stansted Airport.
East Midlands Railway runs a single morning service to Liverpool Lime Street Monday-Saturday only.[1]
References
- Table 17 National Rail timetable, December 2019
External links
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Abellio Greater Anglia | ||||
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Line open, station closed | Great Eastern Railway | Line open, station closed |