Barnwell Junction railway station
{{Short description|Disused railway station in Barnwell, Cambridgeshire}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Barnwell Junction
| status = Disused
| image = File:Barnwell Junction railway station 1762861.jpg
| caption = Barnwell Junction railway station in 1963
| borough = Barnwell, Cambridgeshire
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|52.215|0.153|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:2000_source:Google| display=inline, title}}
| grid_name = Grid reference
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|TL471596|25|TL471596}}
| platforms = 2
| original = GER
| pregroup = GER
| postgroup = LNER
| years = {{Start date|1884|06|02|df=yes}}
| events = Opened
| years1 = 18 June 1962
| events1 = Closed to passengers
| years2 = {{End date|1966|10|31|df=y}}
| events2 = Closed completely
}}
Barnwell Junction railway station served the suburb of Barnwell, Cambridgeshire, England from 1884 to 1966 on the Cambridge to Mildenhall railway.
History
The station opened on 2 June 1884 by the Great Eastern Railway. It was situated at the end of a road that ran north of the A1303. Except for parcels, the station had no goods facilities. During World War I and World War II, the station was used to unload ambulance trains. The final passenger train was on 16 June 1962 and the station closed two days later, on 18 June 1962{{cite book|last=Quick|first=M E|title=Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology|year=2002|publisher=Railway and Canal Historical Society|location=Richmond|page=66|oclc=931112387}} and closed to goods traffic on 31 October 1966.{{cite web|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/barnwell_junction/index.shtml|title=Disused Stations: Barnwell Junction|work=Disused Stations|access-date=3 May 2018}}
Site today
As at March 2019 the station buildings and platforms are in situ with track still laid in one platform. The station buildings are in use as private residence.{{cite web |title=The lost Cambridge station now a private home only visible from trains to Ely |url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/history/lost-cambridge-station-now-private-28488932 |website=CambridgeshireLive |access-date=13 April 2025}}
References
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External links
{{Historical Rail Start}}
{{rail line |next={{rws|Fen Ditton Halt}}
Line and station closed|previous={{rws|Cambridge}}
Line closed, station open|route=Great Eastern Railway
Cambridge to Mildenhall railway|col={{GER colour}} }}
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Category:Disused railway stations in Cambridgeshire
Category:Former Great Eastern Railway stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1884
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1962
Category:1884 establishments in England