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Burwell railway station was on the Cambridge and Mildenhall branch of the Great Eastern Railway.

Burwell
Burwell station site in 1963
General information
Location	Burwell, East Cambridgeshire England
Coordinates	52.2665°N 0.3250°E / 52.2665; 0.3250
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway[1]
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 June 1884 (1884-06-02)	Opened[1]
18 June 1962 (1962-06-18)	Closed to passengers[1]
19 April 1965 (1965-04-19)	Closed[2]

After the closure of the line, the site of Burwell station was redeveloped, initially as a cardboard factory, and then a few decades later as a housing estate. The names of the streets Station Gate and Railway Close hint at the site's past usage.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Swaffham Prior		Great Eastern Cambridge and Mildenhall branch		Exning Road Halt

References

External links

• Burwell station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
• Burwell at Disused Stations

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