Peterborough Railway Station - History

History

[ ] Peterborough Railway Line Diagram
Legend
Great Northern Railway to Grantham
Syston and Peterborough Railway
Helpston
Peterborough to Lincoln Line
Werrington Junction
Walton (Cambridgeshire)
M&GNR to Wisbech North
Wisbech Junction
Westwood Junction
New England sidings
North Station (GNR Station)
Peterborough Crescent
River Nene
Ely Line to Peterborough East
Fletton Junction
N&P Line to Orton Waterville
Great Northern Railway to London

There have been a number of railway stations in Peterborough: Peterborough East (1845–1966), the current station which opened in 1850 (previously known by various names including Peterborough North); and briefly Peterborough Crescent (1858–1866).

Peterborough was the first station on the ECML to be electrified. Peterborough consequently has the first mast to be installed as part of the electrification project. This can be found behind platform 1.

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