Godmanchester railway station

Godmanchester
Location	Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire England
Coordinates	52°19′34″N 0°10′31″W / 52.3262°N 0.1752°W / 52.3262; -0.1752Coordinates: 52°19′34″N 0°10′31″W / 52.3262°N 0.1752°W / 52.3262; -0.1752
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company
Pre-grouping	Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
19 August 1847 (1847-08-19)	Opened as Huntingdon
1 July 1882	Renamed Godmanchester
15 June 1959	Closed to passengers
4 June 1962	Closed to freight

Godmanchester railway station was a railway station situated in the town of Godmanchester in Huntingdonshire, England. It was situated on the Huntingdon to St Ives line.

History[]

The station was built by the (E&HR), and opened on 19 August 1847; it was originally named Huntingdon.^[1] Prior to opening, the E&HR amalgamated with the Lynn and Dereham Railway and the Lynn and Ely Railway to form the (EAR).^[2] The EAR was absorbed by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) in 1862.^[2] The line and station were transferred to the Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway (GN&GEJR) in 1879,^[2] and on 1 July 1882, the station was renamed Godmanchester.^[1] The GN&GEJR became part of the London and North Eastern Railway when that company was created in the 1923 Grouping by amalgamation of the GER with several other railways.

The station closed to passengers on 15 June 1959^[1] and to freight on 4 June 1962. It has since been demolished.

References[]

External links[]

• Godmanchester station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
• Godmanchester station on Subterranea Britannica

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