Histon | |
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![]() Histon railway station, circa 2010 | |
General information | |
Location |
Histon,
South Cambridgeshire England |
Coordinates | 52°14′32″N 0°06′37″E / 52.2423°N 0.1103°E |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping |
London and North Eastern Railway British Railways |
Key dates | |
17 August 1847 | Opened |
5 October 1970 | Closed |
Histon railway station is a disused railway station in Impington, Cambridgeshire [1] on the Cambridge–St Ives branch of the Great Eastern Railway. The station was closed as part of the Beeching Axe in 1970; [2] but the line through the station remained open for freight trains until the early 1992. [2] The station site was partially demolished, with the platforms and a small building on the down side being removed and the canopy severely truncated during the construction of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway but the station building was saved from being demolished; a car park was planned to be built on the site of the demolished station building. [3] The building has operated as a cafe since 2021. [4]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Oakington |
Great Eastern Railway Cambridge & St. Ives Branch |
Cambridge |