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Coldham railway station was a station in Coldham,
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. It was on the branch of the Great Eastern Railway which ran from
March March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the second of seven months to have a length of 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March ...
to Watlington, Norfolk. The station opened in 1847, and in 1894 a porter was killed in an accident there. The station closed in 1966, the line closed for passengers in 1968 and for freight in 2000. Nothing remains of the former station, with the exception of the former toilet block, which is concealed by undergrowth which has built up since the station closed. A plan by the
Bramley Line The Wisbech and March line is a railway line between March and Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, England. A number of proposals are currently being investigated relating to the possible restoration of passenger services along the route. History Th ...
to restore the line between Wisbech and March may see trains return to Coldham in some form.


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Disused railway stations in Cambridgeshire Former Great Eastern Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1966 1847 establishments in England {{EastEngland-railstation-stub