Fordham railway station

For the active station in New York, see Fordham station (Metro-North).

Fordham railway station is a disused railway station that served the village of Fordham, Cambridgeshire.

Fordham
Fordham railway station in 2008.
General information
Location	Fordham, Cambridgeshire, East Cambridgeshire England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Ely and Newmarket Railway[1]
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 Sep 1879	Opened as Fordham and Burwell[1]
2 Jun 1884	Renamed Fordham
13 Sep 1965	Closed

Opened in 1879, the station formed the junction between the Cambridge to Mildenhall railway and the Ipswich to Ely Line in England. The Mildenhall branch closed to passengers in 1962 followed by the station in 1965.

The site today

The yard and buildings were used in turn by a roofing/scaffolding contractor, and as a waste management depot. In March 2009 a planning application was submitted to Cambridgeshire County Council proposing to demolish the station and replace it with a recycling centre.^[2]

Trains still pass the site on the Ipswich to Ely Line.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Exning Road Halt Station closed		Great Eastern Railway Cambridge to Mildenhall railway		Isleham Station closed
Kennett		Ipswich to Ely Line		Soham Station open

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
2. "The Ely Standard". 30 April 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.^{[dead link]}

External links

• Fordham at Disused Stations

52.3027°N 0.3718°E / 52.3027; 0.3718