Ferry railway station

Ferry
Ferry station in 2022
General information
LocationNewton-in-the-Isle, Fenland
England
Coordinates52°42′17″N 0°09′20″E / 52.7046°N 0.1555°E / 52.7046; 0.1555
Grid referenceTF456141
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyPeterborough, Wisbech and Sutton Bridge Railway
Pre-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Key dates
1 August 1866[1]Opened
2 March 1959Closed[2]

Ferry railway station was a railway station in Newton-in-the-Isle, Cambridgeshire. It was on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway between Sutton Bridge and Wisbech. Its location was fairly rural, and a large amount of its traffic would have been farm goods. The line it stood on closed in 1959.

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wisbech North   Midland and Great Northern
Peterborough Line 		  Tydd

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. 96. 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. 181. OCLC 931112387.


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