Chettisham railway station

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 for passengers in 1960, the line is still in use.

Chettisham
Remains in 1983
Location	Chettisham, East Cambridgeshire England
Coordinates	52.4269°N 0.2782°E
Grid reference	TL550834
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Eastern Counties Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
14 January 1847	Opened as Chittisham
1 August 1901	Renamed Chettisham
13 June 1960	Closed for passengers
13 July 1964	closed for freight

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 to passengers on 13 June 1960[4] but was briefly reopened with temporary platforms as "Ely Temporary Station" in 1991/2 while Ely Station was being renovated in connection with the electrification of the main line from Cambridge to King's Lynn[5]

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. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 60, 61. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
5. Mitchell, V; Smith, K; Awdry, C; Mott, A (1993). Branch Lines Around March. Middleton Press. ISBN 1-873793-09-X.

External links

• Chettisham Station on navigable O.S. map