Elton railway station

This article is about former railway station in Huntingdonshire. For the operational railway station in Nottinghamshire, see Elton and Orston railway station. For the operational station in Cheshire, see Ince and Elton railway station.

Elton
Access road to Elton railway station, which was just beyond the cottages.
Location
Place	Elton
Area	Huntingdonshire
Grid reference	TL079948
Operations
Original company	London and Birmingham Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms	2
History
January 1847	Station opened
7 December 1953	Station closes
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Elton railway station is a former railway station in Elton, Cambridgeshire on former Northampton and Peterborough Railway which connected Peterborough with Northampton via Wellingborough.

The heritage Nene Valley Railway have aspirations of extending towards the site of Elton and onward to as far as a possible, new site at Oundle within the near future.

History

The station opened in 1847 and closed in 1953 to passengers.^[1] In 1846 the line, along with the London and Birmingham, became part of the London and North Western Railway. At grouping in 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway.

Elton was the last station along the line before crossing the border into Northamptonshire towards Oundle.

Route

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Oundle		London and North Western Railway Northampton and Peterborough Railway		Wansford

References

↑ Butt, R. V. J. (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. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.

External links

Subterranea Britannica

Coordinates: 52°32′25″N 0°24′38″W / 52.5403°N 0.4105°W / 52.5403; -0.4105

Closed railway stations in Cambridgeshire

Cambridge to Mildenhall railway	Barnwell Junction Fen Ditton Halt Quy Bottisham and Lode Swaffham Prior Burwell Exning Road Halt Fordham Isleham

Ely and St Ives Railway	St Ives Bluntisham Earith Bridge Sutton Haddenham Wilburton Stretham

Stour Valley Railway	Pampisford Linton Bartlow

Varsity Line	Gamlingay Old North Road Lord's Bridge

Cambridge and Huntingdon railway	St Ives Swavesey Long Stanton Oakington Histon Chesterton

March to Wisbech	Wisbech East Wisbech East (x2) Coldham

Leicester to Peterborough	Uffington & Barnack Bainton Gate Helpston Walton Peterborough Crescent

Gt Northern & Gt Eastern Jt Railway	Murrow West Guyhirne Wimblington Chatteris Somersham Warboys Ramsey East Godmanchester Huntingdon East

Stamford to Wansford	Barnack Ufford Bridge Wansford Road Sibson

Ely to Peterborough Line	Peterborough East Eastrea Stonea Black Bank Chettisham

M&GN (Peterborough branch)	Eye Green Thorney Wryde Murrow East Wisbech St Mary Wisbech North Ferry

Kettering to Huntingdon line	Kimbolton Grafham Buckden

Holme to Ramsey North	Holme St. Mary's Ramsey North

Benwick goods railway	Quakers Drove West Fen Drove Burnt House Whittlesey Dyke Jones Drove White Fen Benwick

Ipswich to Ely Line and Newmarket and Chesterford Railway	Soham Six Mile Bottom Fulbourn Cherryhinton Balsham Road Abington Bourne Bridge

Other lines	Abbots Ripton Castor Elton Fletton Harston Offord and Buckden Orton Waterville Peakirk Prickwillow Yaxley & Farcet

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