March railway station
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| March | |||
| Location | |||
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| Place | March | ||
| Local authority | Cambridgeshire | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | MCH | ||
| Managed by | 'one' | ||
| Platforms in use | {{{platforms}}} | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 266,164 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at March (source) | |||
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March railway station serves the town of March in Cambridgeshire, England. The station has six platforms,two of them filled in bay platforms. However only two are used. Nearby can be found the Whitemoor marshalling yards, which have now been returned to use in 2004 having been disused since the early 1990s.
[edit] Service
On Weekdays, 'one' operate a two hourly service eastbound to London Liverpool Street and westbound to Peterborough. Central Trains operate an hourly service to eastbound to Cambridge and Stanstead Airport, westbound services serve Peterborough, Leicester and Birmingham.
On Sundays the service frequency is similar.
[edit] Spalding and Wisbech Branches
March was once a junction for lines to Spalding and Wisbech. The Spalding line was closed in the 1980s and has now been completely lifted. The Wisbech line, known as "The Bramley Line" by some, completely closed in 2001 having lost its regular passenger services in 1968. The trackwork however remains intact and there are plans to reopen the line as a non-commercial heritage line run and maintained by enthusiasts. As part of these plans during 2006 the level crossing over the A47 was re-laid, having been removed during road improvements in 2004.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for March railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of March railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Ely | 'one' Ely to Peterborough Line |
Whittlesea | ||
| Ely | Central Trains Liverpool-Norwich Mondays-Saturdays only |
Whittlesea Peterborough on Saturdays |
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| Manea Ely on Sundays |
Central Trains Birmingham-Stansted |
Whittlesea Peterborough on Sundays |
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