Whittlesford Parkway  | |
|---|---|
) The station building | |
| Location | Whittlesford, District of South Cambridgeshire England |
| Grid reference | TL484472 |
| Managed by | Greater Anglia |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | WLF |
| Classification | DfT category E |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 |  0.493 million |
| 2016/17 | 0.510 million |
| 2017/18 | 0.539 million |
| 2018/19 | 0.558 million |
| 2019/20 |  0.552 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Whittlesford Parkway railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Whittlesford in Cambridgeshire, England. It is 49 miles 1 chain (78.9 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Great Chesterford and Shelford stations. Its three-letter station code is WLF.
The station and all trains calling are operated by Greater Anglia.
It is also near to the villages of Sawston and Duxford and the Imperial War Museum Duxford. The 13th century Duxford Chapel is on the road just east of the station.
The station opened in 1845 and was rebuilt between 1877 and 1890.[1]
In 2007 it was renamed from Whittlesford to Whittlesford Parkway.
Services
Three trains per hour call at the station in each direction throughout the week, with extra trains at weekday peak times. Two run southbound to London Liverpool Street via Tottenham Hale (one is a semi-fast service calling at principal stations only whilst the other serves most intermediate stations then Cheshunt and Tottenham Hale), whilst the third is a semi-fast service to Stansted Airport which only runs during the daytime on weekdays but all day on Saturdays and Sundays. Northbound there are two trains each hour to Cambridge North (one in the evenings on weekdays) and a third that continues to Norwich. A limited number of weekday peak trains continue onwards from London to Ely and Kings Lynn.[2]
References
- ^ "A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely". 1978. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ GB National Rail Timetable May 2016, Table 22
External links
- Train times and station information for Whittlesford Parkway railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | ){kind=logo} National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Chesterford | Greater Anglia West Anglia Main Line | Shelford or Cambridge | ||