Helpston railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Helpston
gridref = TF131055
manager = Midland Railway
owner = London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
locale = Helpston
borough = Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
platforms = 2
years = 2 October 1846
events = Opened
years1 = 6 June 1966
events1 = Closed

Helpston railway station was a station in Helpston, Cambridgeshire on the Midland Railway. It was closed in 1966. The Great Northern Railway main line runs adjacent to the Midland Railway at this point, but the Great Northern never had a station in Helpston. This was due to an agreement whereby the Midland carried materials to the site during construction of the Great Northern, and in return the Great Northern offered no competion for services on this section. [A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Volume 9 The East Midlands. Robin Leleux]

The goods shed survives, as does the Great Northern Railway signal box, which is now used only to monitor a number of level crossings in the vicinity. Helpston level crossing itself carries the Helston to Glinton road over the four tracks of the ex-GNR line and the two tracks of the ex-MR line. This was previously two separate level crossings, controlled by two separate signal boxes. There was space for two cars between the level crossings. The crossings were merged and converted from gates to full barriers in the 1970's.

Former Services
Disused Rail Start