Wisbech North railway station was a station serving the town of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. It was part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway and was of two stations serving the town. The other was Wisbech East on the line from March to Watlington also known as the Bramley Line. Wisbech North station was located just off of Harecroft Road near a small housing estate called "Cricketers Way".[2]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Wisbech St Mary | Midland and Great Northern Peterborough Line |
Ferry |
Wisbech North | |
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![]() Site of Wisbech North station in 2022 | |
General information | |
Location | Wisbech, Cambridgeshire England |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Peterborough, Wisbech and Sutton Bridge Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
Key dates | |
1 Aug 1866[1] | Opened as Wisbeach |
4 May 1877 | Renamed Wisbech |
27 Sep 1948 | Renamed Wisbech North |
2 Mar 1959 | Closed for passengers |
28 December 1964 | closed for freight |
Located on Harecroft Road, it was on the line between Sutton Bridge and Peterborough which was closed in 1959 by British Railways.
Wisbech East railway station
Closed railway stations in Cambridgeshire | |
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Cambridge to Mildenhall railway |
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Ely and St Ives Railway |
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Stour Valley Railway |
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Varsity Line |
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Cambridge and Huntingdon railway |
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March to Wisbech |
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Leicester to Peterborough |
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Gt Northern & Gt Eastern Jt Railway |
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Stamford to Wansford |
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Ely–Peterborough line |
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M&GN (Peterborough branch) |
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Kettering to Huntingdon line |
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Holme to Ramsey North |
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Benwick Goods Railway |
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Ipswich–Ely line and Newmarket and Chesterford Railway |
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Other lines |
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