Whittlesea  | |||||
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 Looking west from platform 2 towards platform 1 and thelevel crossing | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Whittlesey,Fenland England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°32′57″N0°07′06″W / 52.5493°N 0.1184°W /52.5493; -0.1184 | ||||
| Grid reference | TL277963 | ||||
| Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | WLE | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  35,230 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  8,026 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 26,436 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 33,738 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 43,364 | ||||
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Whittlesea railway station is on theEly–Peterborough line in theEast of England and serves the market town ofWhittlesey, Cambridgeshire. The station's name is an older and alternative spelling of the town's name.[1]
It is located in betweenMarch andPeterborough stations, 94 miles 60 chains (152.5 km) away fromLondon Liverpool Street viaEly.
All of the original station buildings have long since been demolished and only the two staggered platforms remain. Unlike mostlevel crossings, the gates at Whittlesea station are still opened and closed manually by a member ofrailway staff, who is based in the adjacent crossing keeper's hut.
On 14 September 1968,Flying Scotsman stopped at the station twice to have its tenders refilled with water. The locomotive was charteringThe Chesterfield Flyer from Ipswich toChesterfield, viaNorwich.[2]
Greater Anglia provides the primary service at Whittlesea. There is one train every two hours each way, including Sundays, betweenPeterborough andIpswich; there are occasional extensions toColchester.
CrossCountry operates three trains per day Monday-Saturday betweenBirmingham andCambridge, of which two are extended beyond Cambridge toStansted Airport.
East Midlands Railway runs a single morning service toLiverpool Lime Street Monday-Saturday only.[3]
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Abellio Greater Anglia | ||||
| CrossCountry Limited service | ||||
| East Midlands Railway Liverpool–Norwich Limited service | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
Line open, station closed | Great Eastern Railway | Line open, station closed | ||
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