Quy railway station
railway station in Stow cum Quy, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, now closed
Quy railway station served the parish of Stow cum Quy, Cambridgeshire, England from 1884 to 1964 on the Cambridge to Mildenhall railway.
History
The station opened on 2 June 1884 by the Great Eastern Railway. It was situated along a road that ran northwest of Station Road. The station had a small goods shed that had a siding that went to behind the west end of the platform. In June 1935 the station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt and the signal box was demolished. It later closed to passengers on 18 June 1962 and to goods on 13 July 1964.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q55099320. Authority coordinates are 52.233, 0.216. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1884, 1964, 1935 and 1962.
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