Fulbourn railway station (for some time misspelled "Fulbourne" by British Rail) is a disused railway station on the Ipswich to Ely Line, and located between Cambridge and Six Mile Bottom. It served the Cambridgeshire village of Fulbourn, until its closure in January 1967.[2] Although the station is now closed, the line remains in use—with passenger services provided by Abellio Greater Anglia.
Fulbourn | |
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Station remains in July 1993. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Fulbourn, South Cambridgeshire England |
| Coordinates | 52.1882°N 0.2286°E / 52.1882; 0.2286 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Newmarket Railway[1] |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway[1] |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 9 Oct 1851 | Opened[1] |
| 2 Jan 1967 | Closed[1] |
Reopening of the station was proposed by Cambridgeshire County Council in May 2013 as part of an infrastructure plan to deal with projected population growth up to 2050.[3][4]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherryhinton Line open, station closed |
Newmarket Railway | Six Mile Bottom Line open, station closed | ||
| Cambridge Line and station open |
Great Eastern Railway Ipswich to Ely Line |
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Closed railway stations in Cambridgeshire | |
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| Cambridge to Mildenhall railway | |
| Ely and St Ives Railway |
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| Stour Valley Railway |
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| Varsity Line | |
| Cambridge and Huntingdon railway |
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| March to Wisbech |
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| Leicester to Peterborough | |
| Gt Northern & Gt Eastern Jt Railway | |
| Stamford to Wansford |
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| Ely–Peterborough line |
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| M&GN (Peterborough branch) | |
| Kettering to Huntingdon line | |
| Holme to Ramsey North |
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| Benwick Goods Railway |
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| Ipswich–Ely line and Newmarket and Chesterford Railway | |
| Other lines | |
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