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Wansford railway station information


Wansford
Station on heritage railway
The new station building at Wansford.
General information
LocationWansford, Cambridgeshire
England
Coordinates52°34′06″N 0°23′22″W / 52.568325°N 0.389540°W / 52.568325; -0.389540
Grid referenceTL092979
Platforms2
History
Original companyNorthampton and Peterborough Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 June 1845opened
1 July 1957closed for passengers
13 July 1964closed for freight
1 June 1977reopened
Nene Valley Railway
Legend
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GN&LNW to Rugby

Wansford railway station is the headquarters of the Nene Valley Railway in Cambridgeshire, England. The station building was opened in 1995 and contains a ticket office, shop, cafe and toilets. The locomotive sheds are located at this station. Also at the station there is a picnic area and children's playground. The station was formerly the junction for a branch to Stamford, which separated to the north just east of the river bridge at Wansford.

Wansford station and the line immediately either side of it, including the level crossing and the river bridge appeared several times in the James Bond film Octopussy.

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