Place Eastrea Grid reference TL298965 Post-grouping Closed Platforms in use 2 | Area Fenland Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway 2 June 1845 Opened | |
Similar Grafham railway station, Wisbech St Mary railway st, Cherryhinton railway station, Chettisham railway station, Wilburton railway station | ||
Eastrea railway station was a station serving the village of Eastrea, Cambridgeshire on the Great Eastern Railway's line from Ely to Peterborough. The station was situated at the level crossing on the road leading south from the village towards Benwick. Two miles east of the station was Three Horseshoes junction from where the Benwick goods railway headed south to Benwick. This station was only temporary and served while near by Whittlesea railway station was getting refurbished and rebuilt. It was going to be built in nearby Turves (Three Horseshoes Junction) where a branch line went to Benwick and this Station was going to be permanent with passenger train services serving from there to Benwick as the curve round towards Benwick was too sharp for passenger trains. These services would terminate at Turves with connecting services to and from Peterborough (east) and March.
Sample train timetable for February 1863
The table below shows the train departures from Eastrea on weekdays in February 1863. There was no Sunday service. Eastrea was a request stop. Passengers wishing to alight had to inform the guard at the previous station and those wishing to join had to signal to the driver as the train approached.