Offord and Buckden railway station was built by the Great Northern Railway to serve the twin villages of Offord Cluny and Offord D'Arcy in Cambridgeshire, England.
Offord and Buckden | |
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![]() ECML express passing Offord & Buckden station and St Peter's Church in 1955 | |
General information | |
Location | Offord Cluny, Huntingdonshire England |
Grid reference | TL217671 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Northern Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
September 1851 | Opened as Offord |
1 August 1876 | Renamed Offord and Buckden |
2 February 1959 | Closed for passengers |
26 April 1965 | closed for freight |
The Great Northern Railway main line from London to Peterborough had opened in 1850 including stations at St. Neots and Huntingdon.[1] A station between these, named Offord, was opened just over a year later, in September 1851.[2][3] It was located 56 miles (90 km) from London King's Cross.[4]
On 1 August 1876 the station was renamed Offord and Buckden.[3]
The station closed for passengers on 2 February 1959.[3]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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St. Neots Line and station open |
Great Northern Railway East Coast Main Line |
Huntingdon Line and station open |
Closed railway stations in Cambridgeshire | |
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Cambridge to Mildenhall railway | |
Ely and St Ives Railway | |
Stour Valley Railway | |
Varsity Line | |
Cambridge and Huntingdon railway |
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March to Wisbech | |
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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