Murrow West railway station

Murrow West
Former signal box now converted into a house
General information
Location	Murrow, Fenland England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 September 1867[1]	Opened as Murrow
27 September 1948	Renamed Murrow West
6 July 1953	Closed

Murrow West railway station was a station on the Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway in Murrow, Cambridgeshire between Spalding, England, and March. It opened in 1867 and was closed by the British Transport Commission in July 1953[2] due to low usage. The line itself survived until its closure by British Rail in November 1982. The station has mostly been demolished although the signal box still survives, having been converted into a private dwelling after the closure of the line and subsequent removal of the track.

A second station for the village, Murrow East railway station, was situated on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway a short distance away - this route intersected the GN&GE Joint line on the level immediately to the north of Murrow West station and signal box.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Guyhirne		Great Northern and Great Eastern		French Drove & Gedney Hill

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. 165. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 307. OCLC 931112387.

External links

• Murrow West station on navigable 1946 O. S. map

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