Linton railway station (Cambridgeshire)

Linton
Station in 2020.
General information
LocationLinton, South Cambridgeshire
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 June 1865[1]Opened
6 March 1967Closed

Linton railway station was a railway station in Linton, Cambridgeshire on the Stour Valley Railway. It closed in 1967.[2] The station house is H-shaped and made of tan colour brick. It is still standing, as well as the platform and sunken trackbed space at the back of the building.

Future

The Cambridge Metro project intended to reopen Linton and Haverhill stations, for a commuter light railway to Cambridge city centre.[3] However, the project was scrapped in 2021 by Nik Johnson[4]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Pampisford   Great Eastern Railway
Stour Valley Railway 		  Bartlow

References

  1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
  3. ^ BBC News
  4. ^ "Cambridgeshire and Peterborough's new mayor Nik Johnson will scrap £2bn metro project". Cambridge Independent. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

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