Balsham Road railway station

Disused railway station in England

Balsham Road
General information
LocationFulbourn, South Cambridgeshire
England
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNewmarket Railway[1]
Key dates
8 Apr 1848[1]Opened
1 Jul 1850[1]Closed
9 Sep 1850[1]Re-opened
9 Oct 1851[1]Closed

Balsham Road railway station served Balsham and Fulbourn in Cambridgeshire. It closed in 1851, along with its line (the Newmarket and Chesterford Railway) which was one of the earliest line closures in England.

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Six Mile Bottom   Newmarket Railway   Abington[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ Dewick, Tony (2002). Complete Atlas of Railway Station Names. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2798-6.

External links

  • Balsham Road station at disused-stations.org
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Closed railway stations in Cambridgeshire
Cambridge to Mildenhall railwayEly and St Ives Railway
Stour Valley RailwayVarsity LineCambridge and Huntingdon railwayMarch to WisbechLeicester to PeterboroughGt Northern & Gt Eastern Jt RailwayStamford to WansfordEly–Peterborough lineM&GN (Peterborough branch)Kettering to Huntingdon lineHolme to Ramsey North
Benwick Goods Railway
  • Quakers Drove
  • West Fen Drove
  • Burnt House
  • Whittlesey Dyke
  • Jones Drove
  • White Fen
  • Benwick
Ipswich–Ely line and
Newmarket and Chesterford RailwayOther lines

52°09′42″N 0°14′58″E / 52.161745°N 0.249553°E / 52.161745; 0.249553