Ely Railway Station

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Ely railway station is on the Fen line in the east of England, serving the cathedral city of Ely, Cambridgeshire. It is 70 miles 30 chains (113.3 km) from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Waterbeach and Littleport stations on the Fen line to King's Lynn. It is an important junction for three other lines: the Ely to Peterborough Line, the Ipswich to Ely Line and the Norwich to Ely line.

Ely is a busy station with trains running to a variety of destinations including London, Cambridge, King's Lynn, Birmingham, Nottingham, Sheffield, Manchester and Liverpool. It is managed by Greater Anglia, which is also one of four train operators that serve the station the others are Great Northern, CrossCountry and East Midlands Railway.

The station was opened in 1845 by the Eastern Counties Railway at a cost of £81,500; the land on which it was built being a marshy swamp. The station was modified substantially by British Rail in the early 1990s, at the time that electrification of the line was taking place.

Source: Wikipedia

Station Facts

Annual Usage Figures

Year Entry/Exit Interchange
2018 462780 455895
2017 436608 403646
2016 206546 385500
2015 202235 366392
2014 199023 340509
2013 199839 345200
2012 190334 323640
2011 181870 221222
2010 183569 203566
2009 186040 220316
2008 160286 176284
2007 156758 238340

Location Data

  • County Council: Cambridgeshire County Council
  • District Council: East Cambridgeshire District Council
  • European Region: Eastern
  • Civil Parish/community: Ely
  • District Council Ward: Ely East
  • County Council Electoral Division: Ely North and East
  • UK Parliament Constituency: South East Cambridgeshire

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