Shelford
National Rail
General information
LocationGreat Shelford, District of South Cambridgeshire
England
Grid referenceTL465522
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byGreater Anglia
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSED
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1845
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.207 million
2019/20Increase 0.216 million
2020/21Decrease 57,942
2021/22Increase 0.141 million
2022/23Increase 0.170 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Shelford railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the villages of Great Shelford, Little Shelford and Stapleford in Cambridgeshire, England. It is 52 miles 36 chains (84.4 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Whittlesford Parkway and Cambridge. Its three-letter station code is SED.

The station and all trains calling are operated by Greater Anglia.

History

The station was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1845[1] and later became a junction with the opening of the Stour Valley Railway from Haverhill on 1 June 1865.[2] The subsequent completion of the line onwards to Sudbury a few months later created a through link with Colchester on the Great Eastern Main Line. This was used by through holiday trains between Clacton-on-Sea and the Midlands in LNER and British Rail days but then fell victim to the Beeching Axe, closing to all traffic on 6 March 1967.[3] However, the line between Sudbury and Marks Tey is still in use today.

Eminent theatre director Sir Peter Hall lived here in his early life when his father Reginald Hall was the stationmaster.[4][5][6]

Services

All services at Shelford are operated by Greater Anglia using Class 720 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]

During the peak hours, the service is increased to 2 tph in each direction. The station is also served by a small number of peak hour services to and from Ely.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Greater Anglia
Disused railways
Line and station closed
Great Eastern Railway
Line and station open

References

  1. ^ "Great Shelford conservation area" (PDF). scambs.gov.uk. South Cambridgeshire District Council. 2007. p. 5. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. ^ Wallis, Andy T (2011). Stour Valley Railway part 2 Through Time; Clare to Shelford & Audley End. Stroud: Amberley. p. 2. ISBN 9781445604732.
  3. ^ "Disused Stations - Linton" Disused Stations Site Record;; Retrieved 17 June 2016
  4. ^ Fay, Stephen (1995). Power Play:The Life and Times of Peter Hall. London: Hodder and Stoughton. p. 25.
  5. ^ "Peter Hall Biography". filmreference. 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  6. ^ Current biography yearbook: Volume 23. H. W. Wilson Co. 1963. p. 179.
  7. ^ Table 22 National Rail timetable, May 2022

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