Fordham railway station
Former railway station in Cambridgeshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the active station in New York, see Fordham station (Metro-North).
Fordham railway station is a disused railway station that served the village of Fordham, Cambridgeshire.
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Fordham | |
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General information | |
Location | Fordham, Cambridgeshire, East Cambridgeshire England |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Ely and Newmarket Railway[1] |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
1 Sep 1879 | Opened as Fordham and Burwell[1] |
2 Jun 1884 | Renamed Fordham |
13 Sep 1965 | Closed |
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Opened in 1879, the station formed the junction between the Cambridge to Mildenhall railway and the Ipswich to Ely Line in England. The Mildenhall branch closed to passengers in 1962 followed by the station in 1965.