Yaxley and Farcet railway station is a former station in Yaxley, Cambridgeshire, just south of Peterborough.[1]
Yaxley and Farcet | |
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Station site in 1992. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Yaxley, Huntingdonshire England |
| Grid reference | TL194930 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Northern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 19 May 1890 (1890-05-19) | Opened as Yaxley |
| July 1895 | Renamed Yaxley and Farcet |
| 6 April 1959 | Closed for passengers |
| after 1964 | closed for freight |
The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway on 19 May 1890, originally being named Yaxley; just over five years later, in July 1895, it was renamed Yaxley and Farcet.[2]
The station was closed for passengers on 6 April 1959.[2]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Holme Line open, station closed |
Great Northern Railway East Coast Main Line |
Peterborough North Line and station open | ||
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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