Histon railway station
Histon was the name of a railway station in Impington, Cambridgeshire[1] on the Cambridge–St Ives branch of the Great Eastern Railway. The station was closed as part of the Beeching Axe in 1970;[2] but the line through the station remained open for freight trains until the early 1992.[2] The station site was partially demolished, with the platforms and a small building on the down side being removed and the canopy severely truncated during the construction of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway but the station building was saved from being demolished; a car park was planned to be built on the site of the demolished station building.[3]
Histon | |
|---|---|
 Histon railway station, circa 2010 | |
| Location | Histon, South Cambridgeshire England |
| Coordinates | 52.2423°N 0.1103°E |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 17 August 1847 | Opened |
| 5 October 1970 | Closed |
Gallery
Histon railway station in 2005
References and notes
- Impington is the name given to the southern and eastern parts of the wider conurbation of 'Histon & Impington'.
- Catford, Nick. "Disused Stations: Histon Station". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- Dunn, Owen (2005). "Histon". British Railway Stations. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakington | Great Eastern Railway Cambridge & St. Ives Branch |
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