Yaxley and Farcet railway station explained

Yaxley and Farcet
Status:Disused
Borough:Yaxley, Huntingdonshire
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Great Northern Railway
Pregroup:Great Northern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Events:Opened as Yaxley
Years1:July 1895
Events1:Renamed Yaxley and Farcet
Years2:6 April 1959
Events2:Closed for passengers
Years3:after 1964
Events3:closed for freight

Yaxley and Farcet railway station is a former station in Yaxley, Cambridgeshire, just south of Peterborough.[1]

History

The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway on 19 May 1890, originally being named Yaxley; just over five years later, in July 1895, it was renamed Yaxley and Farcet.[2]

The station was closed for passengers on 6 April 1959.

External links

52.5217°N -0.2416°W

Notes and References

  1. British Railways Atlas 1947. p.11
  2. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 256 .