- Meldreth railway station
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Meldreth Location Place Meldreth Local authority South Cambridgeshire Coordinates 52°05′26″N 0°00′33″E / 52.090674°N 0.009141°ECoordinates: 52°05′26″N 0°00′33″E / 52.090674°N 0.009141°E Grid reference TL377455 Operations Station code MEL Managed by First Capital Connect Number of platforms 2 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 0.157 million 2005/06 * 0.168 million 2006/07 * 0.196 million 2007/08 * 0.214 million 2008/09 * 0.218 million History Opened 1 August 1851 National Rail - UK railway stations A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Meldreth from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. Meldreth railway station serves the villages of Meldreth and Melbourn in Cambridgeshire, England on the Hitchin-Cambridge Line.
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Services
Meldreth station receives stopping services on First Capital Connect's Great Northern line. Trains on this route operate between London King's Cross and Cambridge. Trains stop at Meldreth about every half-hour during peak hours and on the hour during off-peak times.[1] The first outbound train to Cambridge departs at 6.32am on weekdays and the last departs at 1.17am.[1]
Preceding station National Rail Following station First Capital Connect Great Northern stoppingHistory
On 1 August 2001 local celebrations marked the 150th anniversary of the station's opening in 1851, during the so-called Victorian railway mania.
References
- ^ a b London to Stevenage, Cambridge and Peterborough - Mondays to Fridays First Capital Connect Retrieved 2008-05-13
External links
- Train times and station information for Meldreth railway station from National Rail
- Meldreth Railway Station at Meldreth Local History Group
FCC Great Northern Route GN Core Route Stations King's Cross • Finsbury Park • Harringay • Hornsey • Alexandra Palace • New Southgate • Oakleigh Park • New Barnet • Hadley Wood • Potters Bar • Brookmans Park • Welham Green • Hatfield • Welwyn Garden City • Welwyn North • Knebworth • Stevenage • HitchinNorthern City Line Hertford Loop Line Peterborough Line Hitchin-Cambridge Line Letchworth Garden city • Baldock • Ashwell & Morden • Royston • Meldreth • Shepreth • Foxton • CambridgeRoute TOC Previous TOC(s) West Anglia Great Northern (WAGN)Closed Line(s) Categories:- Railway stations in Cambridgeshire
- Former Great Northern Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1851
- Railway stations served by First Capital Connect
- DfT Category E stations
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