Castor Railway Station was a station serving the villages Castor and

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in Cambridgeshire. It was on the old

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Northampton to Peterborough line. On 3 January 1945 the station was badly damaged by a V1 attack.Camus Project (2004) Five Parishes. Their People and Places. A History of the Villages of Castor, Ailsworth, Marholm with Milton, Upton and Sutton, P242 The station closed in 1957 but trains between

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and

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continued to run until the line itself closed in 1966. The line between Wansford and

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has since been reopened as the Nene Valley Railway, although Castor station itself remains closed.

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Castor station on navigable 1946 O. S. map

Castor station on Subterranea Britannica
Disused railway stations in Cambridgeshire Transport in Peterborough Buildings and structures in Peterborough Former London and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1845 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1957 John William Livock buildings 1845 establishments in England 1957 disestablishments in England {{EastEngland-railstation-stub