General information | |||||
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Location | Sandy, Central Bedfordshire England | ||||
Grid reference | TL177487 | ||||
Managed by | Great Northern | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | SDY | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 7 August 1850 | ||||
Original company | Great Northern Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.496 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.143 million | ||||
2021/22 | 0.386 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.524 million | ||||
2023/24 | 0.572 million | ||||
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Sandy railway station serves the town of Sandy in Bedfordshire, England. It is on the East Coast Main Line, about 44 miles (71 km) from London King's Cross. Sandy is managed by Great Northern but all train services are operated by Thameslink.
Sandy station was originally built in 1850 for the Great Northern Railway; the London and North Western Railway opened an adjacent station in 1862. The stations were later merged into one, which has since undergone many changes.
The present station has two large platforms and 4 main rail lines, a pair of "up and down" slow lines used by stopping services and a pair of "up and down" fast lines used by high speed services passing through. A fifth line extends off the "up" slow line which links into the remaining sidings and original bay platforms. There is also a sixth line off the "down" slow line that links to a siding beside Platform 1.