Coordinates: 52°15′21″N 0°17′09″E / 52.2558°N 0.2857°E / 52.2558; 0.2857

Swaffham Prior railway station

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Swaffham Prior
The site of the station in 2011
General information
LocationSwaffham Prior, East Cambridgeshire
England
Coordinates52°15′21″N 0°17′09″E / 52.2558°N 0.2857°E / 52.2558; 0.2857
Grid referenceTL561644
Line(s)Cambridge and Mildenhall branch
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon 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 1964closed for freight

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.

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Bottisham and Lode   Great Eastern
Cambridge and Mildenhall branch
  Burwell

References

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  1. ^ Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1929, cited in http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CAM/SwaffhamPrior/index.html
  2. ^ "Station Cottages, Swaffham Prior:: OS grid TL5664 :: Geograph British Isles". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
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