Littleport station Ely to Kings Lynn

Littleport in 2004

A West Anglia Great Northern Class 365 at Littleport heading for Ely.

The Ely to Kings railway in Cambridgeshire line starts at Ely North Junction at the small hamlet of Queen Adelaide were the line heads out into the fens alongside the river Ouse. The the line has overhead wires that is electrified at 25 kV AC.

The first station along this line is Littleport which is a large village. Class 365 EMUs are used on most of the trains from Kings Lynn to Ely Cambridge and on to London Kings Cross, most trains stop at Littleport. There are just the 2 platforms and a signal box at Littleport.

 

  A motobike waits at the half barries on the busy A10 bypass, as a WAGN  class 365 leaves the station at Littleport with a train to Kings Lynn. 

WAGN class 365534 at Littleport

Littleport station with its two platforms from the level crossing looking towards Kings Lynn.

There are now three stations open along the line between Kings Lynn and Ely ,they are:-

Watlington. is a village

Downham Market. This is the biggest small town on the line

Littleport. This is a large village

The Ely to Kings railway in Cambridgeshire line starts at Ely North Junction at the small hamlet of Queen Adelaide were the line heads out into the fens alongside the river Ouse. The the line has overhead wires that is electrified at 25 kV AC.

The first station along this line from Ely is Littleport which is a large village. Downham Market is next then Watlington station then Kings Lynn.  Class 365 EMUs were used on most of the trains in 2004 from Kings Lynn to Ely Cambridge and on to London Kings Cross,.