Wansford | |
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| Station on heritage railway | |
 The new station building at Wansford. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Wansford, Cambridgeshire England |
| Coordinates | 52°34′06″N 0°23′22″W / 52.568325°N 0.389540°W |
| Grid reference | TL092979 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Northampton and Peterborough Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 2 June 1845 | opened |
| 1 July 1957 | closed for passengers |
| 13 July 1964 | closed for freight |
| 1 June 1977 | reopened |
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Wansford railway station is the headquarters of the Nene Valley Railway in Cambridgeshire, England. The station building was opened in 1995 and contains a ticket office, shop, cafe and toilets. The locomotive sheds are located at this station. Also at the station there is a picnic area and children's playground. The station was formerly the junction for a branch to Stamford, which separated to the north just east of the river bridge at Wansford.
Wansford station and the line immediately either side of it, including the level crossing and the river bridge appeared several times in the James Bond film Octopussy.