Chettisham railway station

Chettisham
Location
Place	Chettisham
Area	East Cambridgeshire
Coordinates	52°25′37″N 0°16′42″E / 52.4269°N 0.2782°E / 52.4269; 0.2782Coordinates: 52°25′37″N 0°16′42″E / 52.4269°N 0.2782°E / 52.4269; 0.2782
Grid reference	TL550834
Operations
Original company	Eastern Counties Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
History
14 January 1847 (1847-01-14)	Opened as Chittisham
1 August 1901	Renamed Chettisham
13 June 1960 (1960-06-13)	Closed
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Chettisham railway station is a former railway station in Chettisham, Cambridgeshire. It was on the Great Eastern Railway route between Ely and March.^[1] Although the station closed in 1960, the line is still in use.

History

The Eastern Counties Railway (ECR) opened their line from Ely to March and Peterborough on 14 January 1847.^[2] The ECR was amalgamated with other railways in 1862 to form the Great Eastern Railway.^[3] The station was originally named Chittisham; it was renamed Chettisham on 1 August 1901.^[4]

The station closed on 13 June 1960.^[4]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Black Bank Line open, station closed		Great Eastern Railway		Ely Line and station open

References

1. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.11
2. ^ Allen, Cecil J. (1956) [1955]. The Great Eastern Railway (2nd ed.). Hampton Court: Ian Allan. p. 47. 
3. ^ Allen 1956, p. 46
4. ^ ^{a b} Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 60,61. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508. 

External links

• Chettisham Station on navigable O.S. map