Cherryhinton railway station

Cherryhinton
Location
Place	Cherry Hinton
Area	City of Cambridge
Coordinates	52°11′24″N 0°10′35″E / 52.1899°N 0.1764°E / 52.1899; 0.1764Coordinates: 52°11′24″N 0°10′35″E / 52.1899°N 0.1764°E / 52.1899; 0.1764
Grid reference	TL488568
Operations
Original company	Newmarket Railway[1]
History
9 October 1851	Opened[1]
1 May 1854	Closed[1]
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Cherryhinton railway station (spelling^[1]) was located on the Newmarket Railway's line between Cambridge and Fulbourn,^[2] serving the Cambridgeshire village of Cherry Hinton. The station opened on 9 October 1851,^[1] along with the Newmarket Railway's extension from Six Mile Bottom to Cambridge.^[3] The Newmarket Railway was absorbed by the Eastern Counties Railway on 30 March 1854,^[4] and just over a month later, Cherryhinton station closed on 1 May 1854.^[1] The line remains in use.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Fulbourn Line open, station closed		Newmarket Railway Cambridge branch		Cambridge Line and station open

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 59. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 
2. ^ Dewick, Tony (2002). Complete Atlas of Railway Station Names. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2798-6. 
3. ^ Allen, Cecil J. (1956) [1955]. The Great Eastern Railway (2nd ed.). Hampton Court: Ian Allan. p. 44. 
4. ^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 126. CN 8983.