Wisbech North railway station was a station serving the town of

Wisbech Wisbech ( ) is a market town, inland Port of Wisbech, port and civil parish in the Fenland District, Fenland district in Cambridgeshire, England. In 2011 it had a population of 31,573. The town lies in the far north-east of Cambridgeshire, bord ...

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. It was part of the

Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway (M&GNJR) was a railway network in England, in the area connecting southern Lincolnshire, the Isle of Ely and north Norfolk. It developed from several local independent concerns and was incorporated i ...

and was of two stations serving the town. The other was Wisbech East on the line from

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to Watlington also known as 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 ...

. Wisbech North station was located just off of Harecroft Road near a small housing estate called "Cricketers Way".

History

Located on Harecroft Road, it was on the line between

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and

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which was closed in 1959 by

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Disused railway stations in Cambridgeshire Former Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1866 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1959 1866 establishments in England Wisbech 1959 disestablishments in England {{EastEngland-railstation-stub

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