Great Chesterford railway station

Great Chesterford railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Great Chesterford in Essex, England. It is 45 miles 56 chains (73.5 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Audley End and Whittlesford Parkway stations. Its three-letter station code is GRC.

Great Chesterford
National Rail
The station building
General information
LocationGreat Chesterford, District of Uttlesford
England
Grid referenceTL504424
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byGreater Anglia
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeGRC
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companyEastern Counties Railway[1]
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
30 July 1845Opened as Chesterford[1]
1 June 1875Renamed Great Chesterford[1]
Passengers
2018/19Increase 110,120
2019/20Increase 110,198
2020/21Decrease 24,252
2021/22Increase 77,954
2022/23Increase 86,096
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station and all trains calling are operated by Greater Anglia.

The station was once the point where the Newmarket Railway left the London to Cambridge main line. This route was authorised in 1846, opened on 3 January 1848 for goods and to passengers three days later. The Newmarket branch was an early victim of poor finance leading to closure: it was temporarily closed on 30 June 1850 and reopened on 9 September 1850, but the section between Great Chesterford and Six Mile Bottom was closed permanently on 9 October 1851 with the opening of the direct line between Six Mile Bottom and Cambridge.[2] The next station to the north of Great Chesterford was Bourne Bridge.[3]

Services

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All services at Great Chesterford are operated by Greater Anglia using Class 720 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]

During the peak hours, the service is increased to 2 tph in each direction. The station is also served by a small number of peak hour services to and from Ely.

Preceding station   National Rail Following station
Greater Anglia
Disused railways
Bourne Bridge
Line and station closed
  Newmarket and Chesterford Railway   Terminus

References

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  1. ^ a b c Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 59, 108. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ Allen, Cecil J. (1956) [1955]. The Great Eastern Railway (2nd ed.). Hampton Court: Ian Allan. pp. 37–38, 43–45.
  3. ^ Dewick, Tony (2002). Complete Atlas of Railway Station Names. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2798-6.
  4. ^ Table 22 National Rail timetable, May 2022
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52°03′36″N 0°11′38″E / 52.060°N 0.194°E / 52.060; 0.194