The lost Cambridgeshire railway station that is now covered by houses

Over the years, Cambridgeshire has lost many of its railway stations for one reason or another. Some of them shut in the 1960s as a result of the Beeching cuts, while others have closed over the years for different reasons.

Some of these stations only lasted for a few years and have largely been forgotten in time. However, others served passengers for well over a century, with remnants that are still visible to this day.

One of the county's former stations is Guyhirn, which opened on September 2, 1867. It served passengers until 1953 and continued serving goods traffic until 1964.

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Guyhirn railway station was located on Ring's End and was operated by the Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway. It was a stopping point on the line between March and Murrow West.

During its opening year, an auction took place consisting of items that were linked to the construction of the railway. However, the station itself had low usage and was closed by the British Transport Commission on October 5, 1953.

The station served goods traffic until October 5, 1964, with the line passing through remaining open until November 1982. It has since been demolished, along with the viaduct that carried the line through the village it served.

Nowadays, there are very few remnants of the former station with the track now replaced by stretches of road. Several houses are also present on the site, with a pub and a junction leading to the A47 also nearby.

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