Shelford railway station

Not to be confused with Chelford railway station.

Shelford railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the villages of Great Shelford, Little Shelford and Stapleford in Cambridgeshire, England. It is 52 miles 36 chains (84.4 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Whittlesford Parkway and Cambridge. Its three-letter station code is SED.

Shelford
General information
Location	Great Shelford, District of South Cambridgeshire England
Grid reference	TL465522
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Greater Anglia
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	SED
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	1845
Passengers
2019/20	0.216 million
2020/21	57,942
2021/22	0.141 million
2022/23	0.170 million
2023/24	0.207 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station and all trains calling are operated by Greater Anglia.

History

The station was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1845^[1] and later became a junction with the opening of the Stour Valley Railway from Haverhill on 1 June 1865.^[2] The subsequent completion of the line onwards to Sudbury a few months later created a through link with Colchester on the Great Eastern Main Line. This was used by through holiday trains between Clacton-on-Sea and the Midlands in LNER and British Rail days but then fell victim to the Beeching Axe, closing to all traffic on 6 March 1967.^[3] However, the line between Sudbury and Marks Tey is still in use today.

Eminent theatre director Sir Peter Hall lived here in his early life when his father Reginald Hall was the stationmaster.^[4][5][6]

Services

All services at Shelford are operated by Greater Anglia using Class 720 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[7]

• 1 tph to London Liverpool Street
• 1 tph to Cambridge North

During the peak hours, the service is increased to 2 tph in each direction. The station is also served by a small number of peak hour services to and from Ely.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Whittlesford Parkway		Greater Anglia West Anglia Main Line		Cambridge
	Disused railways
Pampisford Line and station closed		Great Eastern Railway Stour Valley Railway		Cambridge Line and station open