Bottisham and Lode railway station

Bottisham and Lode
The station in 2008, viewed from the track bed
General information
LocationLode, East Cambridgeshire
England
Coordinates52°14′41″N 0°14′35″E / 52.2446°N 0.2431°E / 52.2446; 0.2431
Grid referenceTL531630
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 June 1884Opened as Bottisham
22 April 1897renamed Bottisham and Lode
18 June 1962Closed for passengers[1]
13 July 1964closed for goods
View towards Fordham and Mildenhall in 1963

Bottisham and Lode Railway Station is a disused railway station on the Cambridge to Mildenhall railway in East Anglia, England. The station is located on the northern outskirts of the village of Lode, at the end of Station Road.

The station opened in 1884 as one of the intermediate stops on the Cambridge to Mildenhall railway. It was originally known as Bottisham Station at the beginning and became Bottisham and Lode Station in 1897 when the then single parish of the separate settlements of Bottisham and Lode split into two distinct village parishes for the first time.

The station closed for passengers in 1962[2] and goods in 1964.[3]

References

  1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 89. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ^ "Disused Stations: Bottisham & Lode Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Quy   Great Eastern
Cambridge to Mildenhall railway
  Swaffham Prior