Foxton railway station
Foxton railway station serves the village of Foxton in Cambridgeshire, England. It is 50 miles 77 chains (50.96 miles, 82.02 km) from London King's Cross.[1] The station is operated by Great Northern. It is located adjacent to the busy A10 level crossing, which is monitored from the nearby signal box. A freight-only branch (the Barrington Light Railway) diverges to the west beyond the crossing south of the station, serving the nearby Barrington cement works & quarry.[2] ServicesAll services at Foxton are operated by Great Northern using Class 387 EMUs. The typical off-peak service is one train per hour in each direction between Cambridge and London King's Cross. Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.[3]
DevelopmentsPlatform 2 (for trains to Cambridge) was extended in Summer 2017 to allow 8-car trains to call without straddling the level crossing behind.[4] Platform 1 was not lengthened, as it is located before the crossing and 8-car trains use Selective door operation to open the doors on the front four carriages only.[5] References
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