Linton railway station (Cambridgeshire)
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Linton | |
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![]() Station in 2020. | |
General information | |
Location | Linton, South Cambridgeshire England |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Eastern Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
1 June 1865[1] | Opened |
6 March 1967 | Closed |
Linton railway station was a railway station in Linton, Cambridgeshire on the Stour Valley Railway. It closed in 1967.[2] The station house is H-shaped and made of tan colour brick. It is still standing, as well as the platform and sunken trackbed space at the back of the building.
Future
The Cambridge Metro project intended to reopen Linton and Haverhill stations, for a commuter light railway to Cambridge city centre.[3] However, the project was scrapped in 2021 by Nik Johnson[4]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Pampisford | Great Eastern Railway Stour Valley Railway |
Bartlow |
References
- ^ 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. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
- ^ BBC News
- ^ "Cambridgeshire and Peterborough's new mayor Nik Johnson will scrap £2bn metro project". Cambridge Independent. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
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