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Histon railway station

Former railway station in Cambridgeshire, England

52°14′32″N 0°06′37″E / 52.2423°N 0.1103°E / 52.2423; 0.1103Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryPre-groupingGreat Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
British RailwaysKey dates17 August 1847Opened5 October 1970Closed

Histon railway station is a disused railway station in Impington, Cambridgeshire^[1] on the Cambridge–St Ives branch of the Great Eastern Railway. The station was closed as part of the Beeching Axe in 1970;^[2] but the line through the station remained open for freight trains until the early 1992.^[2] The station site was partially demolished, with the platforms and a small building on the down side being removed and the canopy severely truncated during the construction of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway but the station building was saved from being demolished; a car park was planned to be built on the site of the demolished station building.^[3] The building has operated as a cafe since 2021.^[4]

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Histon railway station in 2005

References and notes

^ Impington is the name given to the southern and eastern parts of the wider conurbation of 'Histon & Impington'.
^ ^a ^b Catford, Nick. "Disused Stations: Histon Station". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
^ Dunn, Owen (2005). "Histon". British Railway Stations. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
^ Amanda Borrill (3 June 2021). "Station House on track for new lease of life this summer | HI HUB". www.hihub.info. Retrieved 30 June 2022.