Station code GRC Owner Network Rail | Grid reference TL504424 DfT category E Number of platforms 2 | |
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Similar Shelford railway station, Elsenham railway station, Newport (Essex) railway st, Whittlesford Parkway railway st, Audley End railway station | ||
Great Chesterford railway station serves the village of Great Chesterford in Essex, England.
The station was once the point where the Newmarket Railway left the London-Cambridge main line. This route was authorised in 1846, opened on 3 January 1848 for goods, and to passengers three days later. The Newmarket branch was an early victim of poor finance leading to closure: it was temporarily closed on 30 June 1850 and reopened on 9 September 1850, but the section between Great Chesterford and Six Mile Bottom was closed permanently on 9 October 1851 with the opening of the direct line between Six Mile Bottom and Cambridge. The next station to the north of Great Chesterford was Bourne Bridge.
Services
There is a basic hourly service in each direction to Cambridge and London Liverpool Street, with peak extras.