Whittlesford Parkway railway station

Whittlesford Parkway railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Whittlesford in Cambridgeshire, England. It is 49 miles 1 chain (78.9 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Great Chesterford and Shelford stations. Its three-letter station code is WLF.

Whittlesford Parkway
The station building
LocationWhittlesford, District of South Cambridgeshire
England
Grid referenceTL484472
Managed byGreater Anglia
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWLF
ClassificationDfT category E
Passengers
2015/16 0.493 million
2016/17 0.510 million
2017/18 0.539 million
2018/19 0.558 million
2019/20 0.552 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station and all trains calling are operated by Greater Anglia.

It is also near to the villages of Sawston and Duxford and the Imperial War Museum Duxford. The 13th century Duxford Chapel is on the road just east of the station.

The station opened in 1845 and was rebuilt between 1877 and 1890.[1]

In 2007 it was renamed from Whittlesford to Whittlesford Parkway.

Services

Three trains per hour call at the station in each direction throughout the week, with extra trains at weekday peak times. Two run southbound to London Liverpool Street via Tottenham Hale (one is a semi-fast service calling at principal stations only whilst the other serves most intermediate stations then Cheshunt and Tottenham Hale), whilst the third is a semi-fast service to Stansted Airport which only runs during the daytime on weekdays but all day on Saturdays and Sundays. Northbound there are two trains each hour to Cambridge North (one in the evenings on weekdays) and a third that continues to Norwich. A limited number of weekday peak trains continue onwards from London to Ely and Kings Lynn.[2]

References
  1. "A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely". 1978. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. GB National Rail Timetable May 2016, Table 22
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Great Chesterford   Greater Anglia
West Anglia Main Line
   Shelford or Cambridge


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