General information | |
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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 |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.102 million |
2019/20 | 0.105 million |
2020/21 | 30,564 |
2021/22 | 75,252 |
2022/23 | 87,794 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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.
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]
All services at Foxton are operated by Great Northern or Thameslink using Class 387 or Class 700 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]
Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to 2 tph in each direction.
Platform 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]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Great Northern | ||||
Disused railways | ||||
Shepreth | British Railways |
Harston |