Foxton railway station serves the village of Foxton in Cambridgeshire, England. It is 50 miles 77 chains (50.96 miles, 82.02 km) from London King's Cross.[1] The station is operated by Great Northern.
Foxton | |
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Platform 1, for London Kings Cross | |
| General information | |
| Location | Foxton, South Cambridgeshire England |
| Grid reference | TL409487 |
| Managed by | Great Northern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | FXN |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| Key dates | |
| 1 April 1852 | Station opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2016/17 | |
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| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
It is located adjacent to the busy A10 level crossing, which is monitored from the nearby signal box. A freight-only branch (the Barrington Light Railway) diverges to the west beyond the crossing south of the station, serving the nearby Barrington cement works & quarry.[2]
All services at Foxton are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]
On weekends, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction.
Platform 2 (for trains to Cambridge) was extended in Summer 2017 to allow 8-car trains to call without straddling the level crossing behind.[4] Platform 1 was not lengthened, as it is located before the crossing and 8-car trains use Selective door operation to open the doors on the front four carriages only.[5]
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| Thameslink Hitchin to Cambridge Line | ||||
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| Shepreth | British Railways Hitchin to Cambridge Line |
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Great Northern Route | |
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| East Coast Main Line (main route) |
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| Northern City Line |
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| Hertford Loop Line |
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| Peterborough Line | |
| Hitchin–Cambridge Line |
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| Closed line |
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