Shelford railway station


Shelford railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the villages of Great Shelford, Little Shelford and Stapleford in Cambridgeshire, England. It is down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between and. Its three-letter station code is SED.
The station and all trains calling are operated by Greater Anglia.

History

The station was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1845 and later became a junction with the opening of the Stour Valley Railway from on 1 June 1865. The subsequent completion of the line onwards to a few months later created a through link with on the Great Eastern Main Line. This was used by through holiday trains between and the East/West Midlands in LNER and British Rail days but then fell victim to the Beeching Axe, closing to all traffic on 6 March 1967.
Eminent theatre director Sir Peter Hall lived here in his early life when his father Reginald Hall was the stationmaster.

Services

A train leaves hourly in each direction off-peak and half-hourly during the peak.