Shippea Hill railway station

Shippea Hill
National Rail
Shippea Hill railway station in November 2012
General information
LocationBurnt Fen, East Cambridgeshire
England
Grid referenceTL641841
Managed byGreater Anglia
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSPP
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
30 July 1845Opened as Mildenhall Road
1885Renamed Burnt Fen
1904Renamed Shippea Hill
Passengers
2018/19Increase 432
2019/20Decrease 164
2020/21Decrease 36
2021/22Increase 102
2022/23Increase 142
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Shippea Hill railway station (originally Mildenhall Road and later Burnt Fen) is on the Breckland Line in the east of England, serving the Burnt Fen area of Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. The line runs between Cambridge in the west and Norwich in the east.

Shippea Hill is 77 miles 17 chains (77.21 miles, 124.26 km) from London Liverpool Street via Cambridge, in one of the few areas within Burnt Fen which rises above sea level. The station is on the A1101 road between Littleport and Mildenhall.

It has been noted for its low patronage. In 2015/16, only twelve passenger entries/exits were recorded at the station. It is only served by one train per day in one direction on weekdays, with one in both directions on Saturdays and none on Sundays.