Foxton railway station

Foxton
National Rail
Platform 1, for London Kings Cross
General information
LocationFoxton, South Cambridgeshire
England
Grid referenceTL409487
Managed byGreat Northern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeFXN
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
1 April 1852Station opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.102 million
2019/20Increase 0.105 million
2020/21Decrease 30,564
2021/22Increase 75,252
2022/23Increase 87,794
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Foxton railway station serves the village of Foxton in Cambridgeshire, England. It is 50 miles 77 chains (50.96 miles, 82.02 km) from London King's Cross.[1] The station is operated by Great Northern.

It is located adjacent to the busy A10 level crossing, which is monitored from the nearby signal box. A freight-only branch (the Barrington Light Railway) diverges to the west beyond the crossing south of the station, serving the nearby Barrington cement works & quarry.[2]

  1. ^ Padgett, David (October 2016) [1988]. Brailsford, Martyn (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern (4th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 24C. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.
  2. ^ "DB Schenker Rail UK runs first service to Barrington Quarry" Archived 16 September 2016 at the Wayback MachineDB Cargo; Retrieved 23 August 2016