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Bottisham and Lode railway station
Bottisham and Lode Railway Station is a disused railway station on the Cambridge to Mildenhall railway in East Anglia, England. The station is located on the northern outskirts of the village of Lode, at the end of Station Road.
Bottisham and Lode | |
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The station in 2008, viewed from the track bed | |
| General information | |
| Location | Lode, East Cambridgeshire England |
| Coordinates | 52°14′41″N 0°14′35″E / 52.2446°N 0.2431°E |
| Grid reference | TL531630 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Eastern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 2 June 1884 | Opened as Bottisham |
| 22 April 1897 | renamed Bottisham and Lode |
| 18 June 1962 | Closed for passengers[1] |
| 13 July 1964 | closed for goods |
The station opened in 1884 as one of the intermediate stops on the Cambridge to Mildenhall railway. It was originally known as Bottisham Station at the beginning and became Bottisham and Lode Station in 1897 when the then single parish of the separate settlements of Bottisham and Lode split into two distinct village parishes for the first time.
The station closed for passengers in 1962[2] and goods in 1964.[3]
References edit
- ^ 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. 40. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 89. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Disused Stations: Bottisham & Lode Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
Former Services
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quy | Great Eastern Cambridge to Mildenhall railway | Swaffham Prior |
External links edit
- Bottisham and Lode station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
- Station photographed in 2008
- Bottisham and Lode at Disused Stations