Great Chesterford railway station
Great Chesterford  | |
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The station building | |
| Location | |
| Place | Great Chesterford |
| Local authority | District of Uttlesford |
| Grid reference | TL504424 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | GRC |
| Managed by | Abellio Greater Anglia |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 116,328 |
| 2011/12 |
118,656 |
| 2012/13 |
 110,484 |
| 2013/14 |
106,940 |
| 2014/15 |
111,046 |
| History | |
| Original company | Eastern Counties Railway[1] |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 30 Jul 1845 |
Opened as Chesterford[1] |
| 1 Jun 1875 |
Renamed to Great Chesterford[1] |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Great Chesterford from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Great Chesterford railway station serves the village of Great Chesterford in Essex, England.
The station was once the point where the Newmarket Railway left the London-Cambridge main line. This route was authorised in 1846, opened on 3 January 1848 for goods, and to passengers three days later. The Newmarket branch was an early victim of poor finance leading to closure: it was temporarily closed on 30 June 1850 and reopened on 9 September 1850, but the section between Great Chesterford and Six Mile Bottom was closed permanently on 9 October 1851 with the opening of the direct line between Six Mile Bottom and Cambridge.[2] The next station to the north of Great Chesterford was Bourne Bridge.[3]
Services
There is a basic hourly service in each direction to Cambridge and London Liverpool Street, with peak extras.[4]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Audley End | Abellio Greater Anglia West Anglia Main Line |
Whittlesford Parkway | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Bourne Bridge Line and station closed |
Newmarket Railway | Terminus | ||
References
- 1 2 3 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. pp. 59,108. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- ↑ Allen, Cecil J. (1956) [1955]. The Great Eastern Railway (2nd ed.). Hampton Court: Ian Allan. pp. 37–38, 43–45.
- ↑ Dewick, Tony (2002). Complete Atlas of Railway Station Names. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2798-6.
- ↑ Table 22 National Rail timetable, May 2016
External links
- Train times and station information for Great Chesterford railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 52°03′36″N 0°11′38″E / 52.060°N 0.194°E