Ferry railway station was a railway station in Newton-in-the-Isle, Cambridgeshire. It was on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway between Sutton Bridge and Wisbech. Its location was fairly rural, and a large amount of its traffic would have been farm goods. The line it stood on closed in 1959.

Ferry
Ferry station in 2022
General information
LocationNewton-in-the-Isle, Fenland
England
Coordinates52°42′17″N 0°09′20″E / 52.7046°N 0.1555°E / 52.7046; 0.1555
Grid referenceTF456141
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyPeterborough, Wisbech and Sutton Bridge Railway
Pre-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Key dates
1 August 1866[1]Opened
2 March 1959Closed[2]
Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wisbech North   Midland and Great Northern
Peterborough Line
  Tydd

References edit

  1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 181. OCLC 931112387.

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