The railway station at Swaffham Prior was on the Cambridge and Mildenhall branch of the Great Eastern Railway.[1] The railway began operating to Swaffham Prior in 1884; the station closed in 1962, and then passed into private ownership.[2] It is located on Station Road and is still inhabited.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Bottisham and Lode | Great Eastern Cambridge and Mildenhall branch |
Burwell |
Swaffham Prior | |
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General information | |
Location | Swaffham Prior, East Cambridgeshire England |
Coordinates | 52.2558°N 0.2857°E / 52.2558; 0.2857 |
Grid reference | TL561644 |
Line(s) | Cambridge and Mildenhall branch |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Eastern Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
2 June 1884 (1884-06-02) | Station opened |
18 June 1962 (1962-06-18) | Station closed for passengers |
13 July 1964 | closed for freight |
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 | |
March to Wisbech | |
Leicester to Peterborough | |
Gt Northern & Gt Eastern Jt Railway | |
Stamford to Wansford | |
Ely–Peterborough line | |
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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