Chettisham railway station

Disused railway station in Cambridgeshire, England

52°25′37″N 0°16′42″E / 52.4269°N 0.2782°E / 52.4269; 0.2782Grid referenceTL550834Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyEastern Counties RailwayPre-groupingGreat Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates14 January 1847 (1847-01-14)Opened as Chittisham1 August 1901Renamed Chettisham13 June 1960 (1960-06-13)Closed for passengers13 July 1964closed for freight

Chettisham railway station is a former railway station in Chettisham, Cambridgeshire. It was on the Great Eastern Railway route between Ely and March.^[1] Although the station closed for passengers in 1960, the line is still in use.

History

The Eastern Counties Railway (ECR) opened their line from Ely to March and Peterborough on 14 January 1847.^[2] The ECR was amalgamated with other railways in 1862 to form the Great Eastern Railway.^[3] The station was originally named Chittisham; it was renamed Chettisham on 1 August 1901.^[4]

The station closed to passengers on 13 June 1960^[4] but was briefly reopened with temporary platforms as "Ely Temporary Station" in 1991–2 while Ely Station was being renovated in connection with the electrification of the main line from Cambridge to King's Lynn^[5]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Black Bank Line open, station closed		Great Eastern Railway		Ely Line and station open

References

^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.11
^ Allen, Cecil J. (1956) [1955]. The Great Eastern Railway (2nd ed.). Hampton Court: Ian Allan. p. 47.
^ Allen 1956, p. 46
^ ^a ^b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 60, 61. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ Mitchell, V; Smith, K; Awdry, C; Mott, A (1993). Branch Lines Around March. Middleton Press. ISBN 1-873793-09-X.