Area East Cambridgeshire Platforms in use 2 | Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway | |
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Place Fordham, Cambridgeshire Original company Ely and Newmarket Railway Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway 1 Sep 1879 Opened as Fordham and Burwell Similar Cherryhinton railway station, Grafham railway station, Wisbech St Mary railway st, Wilburton railway station, Chettisham railway station | ||
For the active station in New York, see Fordham (Metro-North station)
Fordham railway station is a disused railway station that served the village of Fordham, Cambridgeshire.
Opened in 1879, the station formed the junction between the Cambridge to Mildenhall railway and the Ipswich to Ely Line in England. The Mildenhall branch closed to passengers in 1962 followed by the station in 1965.
The site today
The yard and buildings were used in turn by a roofing/scaffolding contractor, and as a waste management depot. In March 2009 a planning application was submitted to Cambridgeshire County Council proposing to demolish the station and replace it with a recycling centre.
Trains still pass the site on the Ipswich to Ely Line.
References
Fordham railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA