Yaxley and Farcet railway station

Former railway station in Cambridgeshire, England

Yaxley and Farcet
Station site in 1992.
General information
Location	Yaxley, Huntingdonshire England
Grid reference	TL194930
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
19 May 1890 (1890-05-19)	Opened as Yaxley
July 1895	Renamed Yaxley and Farcet
6 April 1959	Closed for passengers
after 1964	closed for freight

Yaxley and Farcet railway station is a former station in Yaxley, Cambridgeshire, just south of Peterborough.^[1]

History

The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway on 19 May 1890, originally being named Yaxley; just over five years later, in July 1895, it was renamed Yaxley and Farcet.^[2]

The station was closed for passengers on 6 April 1959.^[2]

Route

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Holme Line open, station closed		Great Northern Railway East Coast Main Line		Peterborough North Line and station open

References

^ British Railways Atlas 1947. p.11
^ ^a ^b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 256. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.