Offord and Buckden railway station explained

Offord and Buckden
Status:Disused
Borough:Offord Cluny, Huntingdonshire
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Original:Great Northern Railway
Pregroup:Great Northern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years:September 1851
Events:Opened as Offord
Years1:1 August 1876
Events1:Renamed Offord and Buckden
Years2:2 February 1959
Events2:Closed for passengers
Years3:26 April 1965
Events3:closed for freight

Offord and Buckden railway station was built by the Great Northern Railway to serve the twin villages of Offord Cluny and Offord D'Arcy in Cambridgeshire, England.

History

The Great Northern Railway main line from London to had opened in 1850 including stations at and . A station between these, named Offord, was opened just over a year later, in September 1851. It was located 56miles from .

On 1 August 1876 the station was renamed Offord and Buckden.

The station closed for passengers on 2 February 1959.

References

52.2892°N -0.2157°W