Smeeth Road railway station

Smeeth Road

Former station building in 2005.
Location
Place Marshland St James nr Wisbech
Area Fenland, Cambridgeshire
Coordinates 52°39′40″N 0°15′00″E / 52.661041°N 0.24995°ECoordinates: 52°39′40″N 0°15′00″E / 52.661041°N 0.24995°E
Grid reference TF521094
Operations
Pre-grouping East Anglian Railway
Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
History
1 March 1848 Opened
9 September 1968 Closed[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Smeeth Road was a railway station serving the village of Marshland St James near Wisbech in Norfolk, England. The station was opened in 1848 as an extension of the East Anglian Railway's line from Magdalen Road station (now known as Watlington) to Wisbech East. The station's location, like that of the neighbouring Middle Drove station, was fairly rural and the line eventually closed in 1968, a casualty of the Beeching Axe.[2] Smeeth Road's station building survived closure, and has since been converted into a private residence.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Emneth   British Rail
Eastern Region
Wisbech branch		   Middle Drove


References

  1. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 213.
  2. ↑ Oppitz, Leslie (1999). Lost Railways of East Anglia (Lost Railways). Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books. pp. p. 19. ISBN 1-85306-595-1.