Eastrea railway station

Coordinates: 52°33′03″N 0°05′06″W / 52.5509°N 0.0849°W

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Eastrea
General information
Location	Eastrea, Fenland England
Grid reference	TL298965
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 June 1845	Opened
1866	Closed

Eastrea railway station was a station serving the village of Eastrea, Cambridgeshire on the Great Eastern Railway's line from Ely to Peterborough. The station was situated at the level crossing on the road leading south from the village towards Benwick. Two miles east of the station was Three Horseshoes junction from where the Benwick goods railway headed south to Benwick.

Summary of services

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Whittlesea		Great Eastern Railway Peterborough to Ely		March

Sample train timetable for February 1863

The table below shows the train departures from Eastrea on weekdays in February 1863. There was no Sunday service. Eastrea was a request stop. Passengers wishing to alight had to inform the guard at the previous station and those wishing to join had to signal to the driver as the train approached.^[1]

Departure	Going to	Calling at	Arrival	Operator
07.22	Ely	March, Stonea, Manea, Black Bank, Chittisham, Ely	08.25	GER
09.55 Sat only	Peterborough East	Whittlesea, Peterborough East	10.15	GER
11.57	Peterborough East	Whittlesea, Peterborough East	12.20	GER
15.15	Cambridge	March, Stonea, Manea, Black Bank, Ely, Waterbeach, Cambridge	16.45	GER
17.00	Ely	March, Stonea, Manea, Black Bank, Chittisham, Ely	17.58	GER
19.20	Peterborough East	Whittlesea, Peterborough East	19.40	GER

References

^ Bradshaws General Railway and Steam Navigation Guide, February 1863

v t e Closed railway stations in Cambridgeshire
Cambridge to Mildenhall railway	Barnwell Junction Fen Ditton Halt Quy Bottisham and Lode Swaffham Prior Burwell Exning Road Halt Fordham Isleham
Ely and St Ives Railway	St Ives Bluntisham Earith Bridge Sutton Haddenham Wilburton Stretham
Stour Valley Railway	Pampisford Linton Bartlow
Varsity Line	Gamlingay Old North Road Lord's Bridge
Cambridge and Huntingdon railway	St Ives Swavesey Long Stanton Oakington Histon Chesterton
March to Wisbech	Wisbech East Wisbech East (x2) Coldham
Leicester to Peterborough	Uffington & Barnack Bainton Gate Helpston Walton Peterborough Crescent
Gt Northern & Gt Eastern Jt Railway	Murrow West Guyhirne Wimblington Chatteris Somersham Warboys Ramsey East Godmanchester Huntingdon East
Stamford to Wansford	Barnack Ufford Bridge Wansford Road Sibson
Ely–Peterborough line	Peterborough East Eastrea Stonea Black Bank Chettisham
M&GN (Peterborough branch)	Eye Green Thorney Wryde Murrow East Wisbech St Mary Wisbech North Ferry
Kettering to Huntingdon line	Kimbolton Grafham Buckden
Holme to Ramsey North	Holme St. Mary's Ramsey North
Benwick Goods Railway	Quakers Drove West Fen Drove Burnt House Whittlesey Dyke Jones Drove White Fen Benwick
Ipswich–Ely line and Newmarket and Chesterford Railway	Soham Six Mile Bottom Fulbourn Cherryhinton Balsham Road Abington Bourne Bridge
Other lines	Abbots Ripton Castor Elton Fletton Harston Offord and Buckden Orton Waterville Peakirk Prickwillow Yaxley & Farcet

52°33′03″N 0°05′06″W / 52.5509°N 0.0849°W / 52.5509; -0.0849

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