Histon railway station

Histon
Histon railway station, circa 2010
General information
Location	Histon, South Cambridgeshire England
Coordinates	52.2423°N 0.1103°E / 52.2423; 0.1103
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

Histon railway station is a disused 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] The building has operated as a cafe since 2021.[4]

Gallery

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  Histon railway station in 2005

References and notes

1. Impington is the name given to the southern and eastern parts of the wider conurbation of 'Histon & Impington'.
2. Catford, Nick. "Disused Stations: Histon Station". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
3. Dunn, Owen (2005). "Histon". British Railway Stations. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
4. Amanda Borrill (3 June 2021). "Station House on track for new lease of life this summer | HI HUB". www.hihub.info. Retrieved 30 June 2022.

External links

• Histon station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
• Photos of The Cambridge to St Ives Line

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Oakington		Great Eastern Railway Cambridge & St. Ives Branch		Cambridge