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
General information
LocationGodmanchester, Huntingdonshire
England
Coordinates52°19′34″N 0°10′31″W / 52.3262°N 0.1752°W / 52.3262; -0.1752
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEast Anglian Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
19 August 1847 (1847-08-19)Opened as Huntingdon
1 July 1882Renamed Godmanchester
15 June 1959Closed to passengers
4 June 1962Closed to freight

History

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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

References

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  1. ^ a b c Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 105, 125. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ^ a b c Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. pp. 125, 130. CN 8983.
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