Manea railway station
Encyclopedia
Manea railway station, on the line between Peterborough
and Ely
, serves the village of Manea
in Cambridgeshire
, England
. It was proposed for closure under the Beeching report of 1963 but was repreived due to "the acute social hardship this would cause".
One of the peculiarities of the post-privatised railway is that Manea is operated by National Express East Anglia, despite its not running any services from the station. Similar situations exist along the route from Birmingham New Street.
. There are two eastbound services to Cambridge
and Stansted Airport, with two westbound services to Peterborough
, Leicester
and Birmingham
New Street.
There is no Sunday service.
Peterborough
Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...
and Ely
Ely, Cambridgeshire
Ely is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England, 14 miles north-northeast of Cambridge and about by road from London. It is built on a Lower Greensand island, which at a maximum elevation of is the highest land in the Fens...
, serves the village of Manea
Manea, Cambridgeshire
Manea is a village in the District of Fenland, Cambridgeshire, England. It is an expanding village in the Cambridgeshire Fens. Notable features are Manea railway station and RSPB Welches Dam nature reserve on the Ouse Washes...
in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was proposed for closure under the Beeching report of 1963 but was repreived due to "the acute social hardship this would cause".
One of the peculiarities of the post-privatised railway is that Manea is operated by National Express East Anglia, despite its not running any services from the station. Similar situations exist along the route from Birmingham New Street.
Services
Mondays to Saturdays, there are two daily trains in each direction operated by CrossCountryCrossCountry
CrossCountry is the brand name of XC Trains Ltd., a British train operating company owned by Arriva...
. There are two eastbound services to Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
and Stansted Airport, with two westbound services to Peterborough
Peterborough
Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...
, Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
and Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
New Street.
There is no Sunday service.