Foxton railway station serves the village of Foxton in Cambridgeshire, England. It is 50 miles 77 chains (50.96 miles, 82.02 km) from London King's Cross.[1] The station is operated by Great Northern.
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General information | |||||
Location | Foxton, South Cambridgeshire England | ||||
Grid reference | TL409487 | ||||
Managed by | Great Northern | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | FXN | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 April 1852 | Station opened | ||||
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It is located adjacent to the busy A10 level crossing, which is monitored from the nearby signal box. A freight-only branch (the Barrington Light Railway) diverges to the west beyond the crossing south of the station, serving the nearby Barrington cement works & quarry.[2]
Services
editAll services at Foxton are operated by Great Northern using Class 387 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service is one train per hour in each direction between Cambridge and London King's Cross. Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.[3]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Great Northern | ||||
Disused railways | ||||
Shepreth | British Rail Eastern Region |
Harston |
Developments
editPlatform 2 (for trains to Cambridge) was extended in Summer 2017 to allow 8-car trains to call without straddling the level crossing behind.[4] Platform 1 was not lengthened, as it is located before the crossing and 8-car trains use Selective door operation to open the doors on the front four carriages only.[5]
References
edit- ^ Padgett, David (October 2016) [1988]. Brailsford, Martyn (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern (4th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 24C. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.
- ^ "DB Schenker Rail UK runs first service to Barrington Quarry" Archived 16 September 2016 at the Wayback MachineDB Cargo; Retrieved 23 August 2016
- ^ Table 25 National Rail timetable, June 2024
- ^ "Platform extensions in South Cambridgeshire - Thameslink Programme". Thameslink Programme. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Praise for platform extensions at Shepreth and Foxton but rail bosses say Meldreth work not needed". Royston Crow. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
External links
edit- Train times and station information for Foxton railway station from National Rail
52°07′08″N 0°03′25″E / 52.119°N 0.057°E