Fulbourn railway station
Former station in Cambridgeshire, England
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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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| General information | |||||
| Location | Fulbourn, South Cambridgeshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52.1882°N 0.2286°E | ||||
| 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] | ||||
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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 | ||
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| 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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