The level crossing at Elsenham station
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The level crossing at Elsenham station
Image: © Marathon Taken: 14 May 2016
The railway line to Cambridge was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway on 30th July 1845 at which date Elsenham station also opened. The station has staggered platforms on either side of the level crossing so that trains pass over the crossing before stopping at the station. This view looks towards the footbridge which was built in 2007 after two teenage girls were killed crossing the line in 2005 - see http://www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/dinamic-content/media/Healthcare%20Management/HDTM%20Research%20Briefing%209%20Elsenham%20Crossing.pdf This is the down platform and the up platform is beyond the crossing.
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