Black Bank railway station

Black Bank
Black Bank
	View NW, towards March in 1963
Location	Little Downham, East Cambridgeshire; England
Grid reference	TL532853
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Eastern Counties Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway; Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
14 January 1847	Opened as Little Downham
November 1853	Renamed Black Bank
17 June 1963	Closed to passengers
19 April 1965	Closed to goods

Black Bank railway station was a railway station in Black Bank, Cambridgeshire which is now closed.^[3] The station platforms have been demolished but the goods shed still stands and remains in use.^[2] Although the station is closed, the line is still in use.

Former Services

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Manea		Great Eastern Railway		Chettisham

References[]

^ Butt, R. V. J. (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. pp. 144, 35. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
^ ^a ^b Mitchell, V; Smith, K; Awdry, C; Mott, A (1993). Branch Lines Around March. Middleton Press. ISBN 1-873793-09-X.
^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.11

External links[]

Google streetview of goods shed, as of January 2013

Coordinates: 52°26′40″N 0°15′11″E / 52.44444°N 0.25299°E / 52.44444; 0.25299

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[1] Butt, R. V. J. (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. pp. 144, 35. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.

[March-2] Mitchell, V; Smith, K; Awdry, C; Mott, A (1993). Branch Lines Around March. Middleton Press. ISBN 1-873793-09-X.

[3] British Railways Atlas.1947. p.11

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v t Closed railway stations in Cambridgeshire
Cambridge to Mildenhall railway	Barnwell Junction Fen Ditton Halt Quy Bottisham and Lode Swaffham Prior Burwell Exning Road Halt Fordham Isleham
Ely and St Ives Railway	St Ives Bluntisham Earith Bridge Sutton Haddenham Wilburton Stretham
Stour Valley Railway	Pampisford Linton Bartlow
Varsity Line	Gamlingay Old North Road Lord's Bridge
Cambridge and Huntingdon railway	St Ives Swavesey Long Stanton Oakington Histon Chesterton
March to Wisbech	Wisbech East Wisbech East (x2) Coldham
Leicester to Peterborough	Uffington & Barnack Bainton Gate Helpston Walton Peterborough Crescent
Gt Northern & Gt Eastern Jt Railway	Murrow West Guyhirne Wimblington Chatteris Somersham Warboys Ramsey East Godmanchester Huntingdon East
Stamford to Wansford	Barnack Ufford Bridge Wansford Road
Ely–Peterborough line	Peterborough East Eastrea Stonea Black Bank Chettisham
M&GN (Peterborough branch)	Eye Green Thorney Wryde Murrow East Wisbech St Mary Wisbech North Ferry
Kettering to Huntingdon line	Kimbolton Grafham Buckden
Holme to Ramsey North	Holme St. Mary's Ramsey North
Benwick Goods Railway	Quakers Drove West Fen Drove Burnt House Whittlesey Dyke Jones Drove White Fen Benwick
Ipswich–Ely line and Newmarket and Chesterford Railway	Soham Six Mile Bottom Fulbourn Cherryhinton Balsham Road Abington Bourne Bridge
Other lines	Abbots Ripton Castor Elton Fletton Harston Offord and Buckden Orton Waterville Peakirk Prickwillow Yaxley & Farcet

Black Bank
View NW, towards March in 1963
Location	Little Downham, East Cambridgeshire England
Grid reference	TL532853
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Eastern Counties Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
14 January 1847	Opened as Little Downham
November 1853	Renamed Black Bank
17 June 1963	Closed to passengers^[1]
19 April 1965	Closed to goods^[2]