Fulbourn railway station

Fulbourn railway station (for some time misspelled "Fulbourne" by British Rail) is a disused railway station on the Ipswich to Ely Line, and located between Cambridge and Six Mile Bottom. It served the Cambridgeshire village of Fulbourn, until its closure in January 1967.^[2] Although the station is now closed, the line remains in use—with passenger services provided by Abellio Greater Anglia.

Fulbourn
General information
Location	Fulbourn, South Cambridgeshire England
Coordinates	52.1882°N 0.2286°E / 52.1882; 0.2286
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Newmarket Railway[1]
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway[1]
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
9 Oct 1851	Opened[1]
2 Jan 1967	Closed[1]

Reopening of the station was proposed by Cambridgeshire County Council in May 2013 as part of an infrastructure plan to deal with projected population growth up to 2050.^[3][4]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Cherryhinton Line open, station closed		Newmarket Railway		Six Mile Bottom Line open, station closed
Cambridge Line and station open		Great Eastern Railway Ipswich to Ely Line

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. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
2. "Disused Stations: Fulbourne Station".
3. "Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Long Term Transport Strategy" (PDF). Cambridgeshire County Council. 10 May 2013. pp. 33 and 36. Retrieved 15 May 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
4. "Cambridgeshire railway stations' reopening proposed". BBC News Online. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.