Histon railway station

Histon was the name of a railway station in Impington, Cambridgeshire[1] on the Cambridge–St Ives branch of the Great Eastern Railway. The station was closed as part of the Beeching Axe in 1970;[2] but the line through the station remained open for freight trains until the early 1992.[2] The station site was partially demolished, with the platforms and a small building on the down side being removed and the canopy severely truncated during the construction of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway but the station building was saved from being demolished; a car park was planned to be built on the site of the demolished station building.[3]

Histon
Histon railway station, circa 2010
General information
LocationHiston, South Cambridgeshire
England
Coordinates52.2423°N 0.1103°E / 52.2423; 0.1103
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
British Railways
Key dates
17 August 1847Opened
5 October 1970Closed
  • Histon railway station in 2005

References and notes
  1. Impington is the name given to the southern and eastern parts of the wider conurbation of 'Histon & Impington'.
  2. Catford, Nick. "Disused Stations: Histon Station". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  3. Dunn, Owen (2005). "Histon". British Railway Stations. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Oakington   Great Eastern Railway
Cambridge & St. Ives Branch		   Cambridge


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