Ashwell and Morden railway station
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Ashwell and Morden | |||
Location | |||
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Place | Odsey | ||
Local authority | South Cambridgeshire | ||
Operations | |||
Station code | AWM | ||
Managed by | First Capital Connect | ||
Platforms in use | 2 | ||
Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
2004/05 * | 98,481 | ||
2005/06 * | 96,452 | ||
History | |||
Key dates | Opened 6 February 1977 | ||
National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ashwell and Morden from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Ashwell and Morden railway station is a wayside railway station in Cambridgeshire, England.
It is close to the border with Hertfordshire. It is located in the hamlet of Odsey, slightly north of the Icknield Way, a Roman Road that is now the A505. The station is served by trains between Cambridge and London King's Cross.
It should also be noted that the station has very little physical connection, besides the name, to the places that it is named after and serves.
[edit] Services
Preceding station | First Capital Connect | Following station | ||
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towards London King's Cross
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Great Northern stopping |
towards Cambridge
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[edit] Villages of the name
The station serves the village of Ashwell to the North-West. The Morden part of the name is derived from the endings of two villages to the North of the station - Guilden Morden and Steeple Morden.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Ashwell and Morden railway station from National Rail