Histon railway station

Histon
Histon railway station, circa 2010
General information
LocationHiston, South Cambridgeshire
England
Coordinates52°14′32″N 0°06′37″E / 52.2423°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 is a disused 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] The building has operated as a cafe since 2021.[4]

  • Histon railway station in 2005
    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. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ Amanda Borrill (3 June 2021). "Station House on track for new lease of life this summer | HI HUB". www.hihub.info. Retrieved 30 June 2022.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Oakington   Great Eastern Railway
Cambridge & St. Ives Branch 		  Cambridge


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