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{{Short description|Railway station in Cambridgeshire, England}}
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'''Ashwell & Morden railway station''' is a wayside [[railway station]] in [[Cambridgeshire]], England. Close to the border with the county of [[Hertfordshire]], it is in the [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of [[Odsey]], slightly north of the [[Icknield Way]], a [[Roman Road]] that is now the [[A505 road|A505]]. It is {{convert|41|mi|km|2}} down the line from {{rws|London King's Cross}}. Train services are currently operated by [[Thameslink and Great Northern|Thameslink]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Padgett |first=David |editor-last=Brailsford |editor-first=Martyn |title=Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern |edition=4th |date=October 2016 |orig-year=1988 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Frome |isbn=978-0-9549866-8-1 |at=map 24C }}</ref>
'''Ashwell and Morden railway station''' is a wayside [[railway station]] in [[Cambridgeshire]], [[England]].


The villages it serves, as well as Odsey, are [[Ashwell, Hertfordshire|Ashwell]], [[Guilden Morden]] and [[Steeple Morden]], although it is located a couple of miles from each of them and linked to them only by minor roads.
It is close to the border with [[Hertfordshire]]. It is located in the [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of [[Odsey]], slightly north of the [[Icknield Way]], a [[Roman Road]] that is now the A505. The station is served by trains between [[Cambridge]] and [[London]] [[King's Cross railway station|King's Cross]].


==History==
It should also be noted that the station has very little physical connection, besides the name, to the places that it is named after and serves.


Opened as Ashwell station by the [[Royston and Hitchin Railway]] (R&HR) on 21 October 1850,<ref name=Butt>{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=20 }}</ref> the R&HR was later absorbed by the [[Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)|Great Northern Railway]] (GNR). The name was changed to Ashwell and Morden on 1 April 1920<ref name=Butt /> three years before the GNR amalgamated with several other railways to form the [[London and North Eastern Railway]] during the [[Railways Act 1921|Grouping]] of 1923. The station then passed on to the [[Eastern Region of British Railways]] on [[nationalisation]] in 1948.
==Villages of the name==


When [[British Rail brand names|Sectorisation]] was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by [[Network SouthEast]] until the [[Privatisation of British Rail]]ways.
The station serves the village of [[Ashwell, Hertfordshire|Ashwell]] to the North-West. The Morden part of the name is derived from the endings of two villages to the North of the station - [[Guilden Morden]] and [[Steeple Morden]].


==External links==
== Services ==
Off-peak, all services at Ashwell & Morden are operated by [[Govia Thameslink Railway|Thameslink]] using {{brc|700}} [[Electric multiple unit|EMUs]].
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The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2023|25}}</ref>
* 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Brighton}} via {{stn|London Bridge}} and {{stnlnk|Gatwick Airport}} (semi-fast)
* 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Cambridge}}

During the peak hours, the station is served by a number of additional stopping services between Cambridge and {{stnlnk|London King's Cross}}, operated by [[Govia Thameslink Railway|Great Northern]].

On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction.


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==References==
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* {{Jowett-Nationalised}}

== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 15:52, 24 November 2024

Ashwell & Morden
National Rail
General information
LocationOdsey, South Cambridgeshire
England
Coordinates52°01′52″N 0°06′36″W / 52.031°N 0.110°W / 52.031; -0.110
Grid referenceTL298386
Managed byGreat Northern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeAWM
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companyRoyston and Hitchin Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
21 October 1850 (1850-10-21)Opened as Ashwell
1 April 1920Renamed Ashwell & Morden
Passengers
2019/20Increase 0.159 million
2020/21Decrease 34,748
2021/22Increase 0.104 million
2022/23Increase 0.141 million
2023/24Increase 0.146 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Ashwell & Morden railway station is a wayside railway station in Cambridgeshire, England. Close to the border with the county of Hertfordshire, it is in the hamlet of Odsey, slightly north of the Icknield Way, a Roman Road that is now the A505. It is 41 miles (65.98 km) down the line from London King's Cross. Train services are currently operated by Thameslink.[1]

The villages it serves, as well as Odsey, are Ashwell, Guilden Morden and Steeple Morden, although it is located a couple of miles from each of them and linked to them only by minor roads.

History

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Opened as Ashwell station by the Royston and Hitchin Railway (R&HR) on 21 October 1850,[2] the R&HR was later absorbed by the Great Northern Railway (GNR). The name was changed to Ashwell and Morden on 1 April 1920[2] three years before the GNR amalgamated with several other railways to form the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the Privatisation of British Railways.

Services

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Off-peak, all services at Ashwell & Morden are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]

During the peak hours, the station is served by a number of additional stopping services between Cambridge and London King's Cross, operated by Great Northern.

On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Thameslink
Great Northern
Peak Hours Only

References

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  1. ^ Padgett, David (October 2016) [1988]. Brailsford, Martyn (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern (4th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 24C. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.
  2. ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 20. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. ^ Table 25 National Rail timetable, May 2023
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