Peterborough North

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Peterborough North was a significant former railway station in Peterborough, England, serving as an important junction and hub in the regional rail network.

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Peterborough North canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former railway station
railway junction
architecturalStyle Victorian railway architecture
closingDate 1972
closureReason rationalisation of rail services in Peterborough
connectedToStation Peterborough Crescent railway station
Peterborough East railway station
country England
United Kingdom
formerName Peterborough
hadFacilities engine shed
goods yard
passenger platforms
hadNumberOfPlatforms 4
hadStationType through station
historicalSignificance major junction in eastern England rail network
locatedIn Cambridgeshire
East of England
Peterborough
locatedNear Peterborough city centre
locatedOn East Coast Main Line
nameChangeReason to distinguish it from other Peterborough stations
openingDate 1850
operatedBy British Railways
linked to: British Rail

Great Northern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
postgroupOperator London and North Eastern Railway
postnationalisationOperator British Railways Eastern Region
railwayNetworkRole important junction
regional rail hub
replacedBy Peterborough railway station
servedAs principal station for Peterborough on the East Coast Main Line
servedCity Peterborough
servedDirection eastbound services towards March and Wisbech
northbound services towards Grantham and Doncaster
services towards Spalding and the M&GN system
servedRailwayLine East Coast Main Line
Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Line
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
servedRegion Cambridgeshire
Lincolnshire
Norfolk
servedTrafficType freight
passenger
status closed
disused
successorStation modern Peterborough station on the East Coast Main Line

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M&GN Joint Railway majorJunction Peterborough North