Great Chesterford railway station


Great Chesterford railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Great Chesterford in Essex, England. It is down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between and stations. Its three-letter station code is GRC.
The station and all trains calling are operated by Greater Anglia.
The station was once the point where the Newmarket Railway left the London to main line. This route was authorised in 1846, opened on 3 January 1848 for goods and to passengers three days later. The Newmarket branch was an early victim of poor finance leading to closure: it was temporarily closed on 30 June 1850 and reopened on 9 September 1850, but the section between Great Chesterford and was closed permanently on 9 October 1851 with the opening of the direct line between Six Mile Bottom and Cambridge. The next station to the north of Great Chesterford was.

Services

There is an hourly service in each direction between and London Liverpool Street, with peak extras.