Long Stanton railway station
Long Stanton railway station was a station on the Great Eastern Railway, between Cambridge and Huntingdon. It served the villages of Longstanton and Willingham (being roughly midway between them), until closure in October 1970. The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.
The railway line through Long Stanton remained open for freight trains from Cambridge to St Ives, Cambridgeshire until 1992. The station was finally demolished in 2007, due to construction of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway. Parts from the platforms were preserved for re-use on the Mid-Norfolk Railway.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swavesey | Great Eastern Railway | Oakington | ||
External links
- "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
- Long Stanton station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
- Video on the Cambridge Busway and the old Long Stanton railway station
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Coordinates: 52°17′36″N 0°02′59″E / 52.2932°N 0.0496°E
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