March railway station
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March railway station serves the town of March in Cambridgeshire, England. The station has four platforms however only two are used. Nearby can be found the Whitemoor marshalling yards, which have now been returned to use having been disused since the early 1990s.
[edit] Spalding and Wisbech Branches
March was once a junction for lines to Spalding and Wisbech. The Spalding line was closed in the 1980s and has now been completely lifted. The Wisbech line completely closed in 2000, having lost its regular passenger services long before. The trackwork remains intact however and there are campaigns to reopen the line. Recently the level crossing over the A47 was re-laid, having been removed during road improvements in 2004. The reason for this is unknown given the line is completely unused.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for March railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of March railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Manea | 'one' Ely to Peterborough Line |
Whittlesea | ||
| Manea | Central Trains Liverpool-Norwich |
Whittlesea | ||
| Manea | Central Trains Birmingham-Stansted |
Whittlesea | ||
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The level crossing over the A47 at Wisbech has been reinstated as there are plans to resurrect the March-Wisbech line, affectionately known as "The Bramley Line", by some railway enthusiasts after several false starts. It will not be a commercial venture in the sense of it being a proper normal service, but a leisure line like the Nene Valley Railway, run and maintained by enthusiasts. Negotations are ongoing with Network Rail and sufficient funds have now been raised to get things "on track" if you'll pardon the pun.
