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The station was opened on 1 September 1863 by the Leven and East of Fife Railway when it opened the extension of its line from Kilconquhar to Anstruther. [1] [2] A camping coach was positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1953 to 1955 and two coaches from 1956 to 1963. [3] The station closed to passengers on 6 September 1965. [1]
Ely railway station, on the Fen Line, is a major railway hub, with the Cambridge to Ely section opening in 1845. Five major railway lines — excluding the former Ely and St Ives Railway — emanate from this hub: north to King's Lynn, northwest to Peterborough, east to Norwich, southeast to Ipswich and south to Cambridge and London. [200]
Ely railway station is on the Fen line in the east of England, serving the cathedral city of Ely, Cambridgeshire.It is 70 miles 30 chains (113.3 km) from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Waterbeach and Littleport stations on the Fen line to King's Lynn.
The station is approx 70 miles (113 km) from London on the ex-GER (Great Eastern Railway) line from London to King's Lynn. Ely station has three platforms, all signalled for bi-directional running. Platform 1 is on the west of the station and is a facing platform backed by the main buildings. Platforms 2 and 3 are the two faces of an island ...
Elie won an award as one of the best managed beaches in Scotland in 2018. [27] The railway line fell under the Beeching Axe in the 1960s and the station and tracks were subsequently closed and dismantled, leaving Elie with only road and sea transport links. The Times included Elie and Earlsferry as one of the best places to live in the UK in ...
East Grange (Fife) railway station; Elie railway station; F. Falkland Road railway station; G. Gateside railway station; Glenburnie railway station; Guardbridge ...
The stations at Bramford, Claydon, Needham, Stowmarket, Haughley Road, Elmswell and Thurston all opened on this date. Bury St Edmunds was served by a temporary station east of the current site, with the main station opening in November 1847. The Ipswich and Bury Railway was formally merged with the Eastern Union Railway on 9 July 1847. [2] [3]
The station opened with the opening of the South Wales Railway to serve what was then a growing suburb. In the early 20th Century, over 400,000 tickets were issued each year (due in part to close proximity to the Ely Racecourse), and the station also handled high volumes of freight from the Ely Paper Mills and Creswell's Brewery. [2]