| Ely and St Ives Railway | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | lifted |
| Locale | Cambridgeshire, England |
| Service | |
| Operator(s) | Great Eastern Railway |
| History | |
| Opened | 11 May 1878 |
| Closed | 5 October 1964 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 17.75 mi (28.57 km) |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Ely and St Ives Railway was a railway company that opened a line between those places (in Cambridgeshire, England) in 1878. It was an extension of the privately promoted Ely, Haddenham & Sutton Railway that had opened in 1866. It was a standard gauge single track. The line was worked by the neighbouring Great Eastern Railway but it was never profitable. The development of road transport services in the 1920s caused a steep decline in use of the line, and the passenger service was withdrawn in 1931. A goods service continued, but the line closed completely in 1964. No railway activity takes place on the route now.