Stretham railway station explained

Stretham railway station should not be confused with Streatham railway station.

Stretham
Status:Disused
Borough:Stretham, East Cambridgeshire
Country:England
Coordinates:52.3642°N 0.2238°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Ely, Haddenham and Sutton Railway
Pregroup:Great Eastern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years:16 April 1866
Events:Opened
Events1:Closed to passengers
Years2:13 July 1964
Events2:Closed

Stretham railway station was a station in Stretham, Cambridgeshire on the Ely and St Ives Railway.

History

The railway line between and Sutton was built by the Ely, Haddenham and Sutton Railway (EH&SR). It opened on 16 April 1866, and one of the original stations was that at Stretham. The EH&SR became the Ely and St Ives Railway in 1878 and was absorbed by the Great Eastern Railway in 1898. Regular passenger trains ceased to call at Stretham on 2 February 1931, but occasional passenger excursion trains used the station until around 1956. It was closed to goods on 13 July 1964.

The station featured a single platform, a signal box and a goods loop.

Sources

. Christopher Awdry . Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies . 1990 . Guild Publishing . London . CN 8983 .

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