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[1] and closed to goods traffic on 31 October 1966.[2]
Site todayedit
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.[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 66. OCLC 931112387.
^"Disused Stations: Barnwell Junction". Disused Stations. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
barnwell, junction, railway, station, served, suburb, barnwell, cambridgeshire, england, from, 1884, 1966, cambridge, mildenhall, railway, barnwell, junction, 1963general, informationlocationbarnwell, cambridgeshireenglandcoordinates52, 153grid, referencetl471. Barnwell Junction railway station served the suburb of Barnwell Cambridgeshire England from 1884 to 1966 on the Cambridge to Mildenhall railway Barnwell JunctionBarnwell Junction railway station in 1963General informationLocationBarnwell CambridgeshireEnglandCoordinates52 12 54 N 0 09 11 E 52 215 N 0 153 E 52 215 0 153Grid referenceTL471596Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGERPre groupingGERPost groupingLNER British Rail Eastern Region Key dates2 June 1884 1884 06 02 Opened18 June 1962Closed to passengers31 October 1966 1966 10 31 Closed completely Contents 1 History 2 Site today 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe 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 1 and closed to goods traffic on 31 October 1966 2 Site today editAs 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 citation needed References edit Quick M E 2002 Railway passenger stations in England Scotland and Wales a chronology Richmond Railway and Canal Historical Society p 66 OCLC 931112387 Disused Stations Barnwell Junction Disused Stations Retrieved 3 May 2018 External links editPreceding station Historical railways Following station CambridgeLine closed station open Great Eastern RailwayCambridge to Mildenhall railway Fen Ditton HaltLine and station closed Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barnwell Junction railway station amp oldid 1167259409, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
