Sutton: where the railway station was
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Sutton: where the railway station was
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 19 Aug 2023
The railway from Ely arrived at Sutton-in-the-Isle in 1866 and its terminus was here. In 1878, when the line was extended to St Ives, via Bluntisham and Earith Bridge, the original station became the goods yard and a new two-platform passenger station was built on the westward curve (beyond the trees on the right). Sutton lost its passenger service in 1931 - though occasional seaside excursions from St Ives continued to call until 1958. The line closed to goods traffic in 1964 and much of the station site is now the Three Pillars Business Park shown here. For more about the history of the railway station, try the Disused Stations website: http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/sutton/index1.shtml .
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