Long Stanton railway station

Long Stanton railway station was a station on the Great Eastern Railway, between Cambridge and Huntingdon. It served the village of Longstanton, until closure in October 1970. The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.

The station platforms and railway line through Long Stanton existed for many years as a freight route from Cambridge to St Ives, Cambridgeshire and there was a proposal to re-open the line to passengers. The station was finally demolished in 2007, due to construction of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway. Parts from the platforms were preserved for re-use on the Mid-Norfolk Railway.

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External links

* [http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/ Disused stations]
* [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/l/long_stanton/index.shtml Long Stanton Station]