Manea railway station /ˈmn/ is on the Ely–Peterborough line in the east of England and serves the village of Manea, Cambridgeshire. It is 80 miles 18 chains (129.1 km) measured from London Liverpool Street (via Clapton and Ely), and is situated between Ely and March stations.[1]

Manea
National Rail
A view of the two platforms
General information
LocationManea, Fenland
England
Grid referenceTL479911
Managed byGreater Anglia
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeMNE
ClassificationDfT category F2
Passengers
2018/19Increase 18,950
2019/20Decrease 18,834
2020/21Decrease 3,910
2021/22Increase 16,192
2022/23Increase 21,038
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

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In 1966, the Minister of Transport Barbara Castle refused British Rail's request to close the station, although she did agree to the closure of the stations at Stonea and Bentley.[2]

In August 2023, a new station car park was opened.[3]

Services

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The signal box at Manea

On Mondays to Saturdays, Greater Anglia operates one train every two hours in each direction between Peterborough and Ipswich. These services use British Rail Class 755 bi-mode units.

There are seven trains per day (four towards Peterborough and three towards Cambridge) operated by CrossCountry on the Stansted Airport to Birmingham route. These use British Rail Class 170 diesel units.

Greater Anglia services stop at Manea on Sundays (twelve services a day, six each way). The first service is the 09:03 to Peterborough, the last is the 20:11 to Colchester via Ely and Ipswich.

The station has had an on-site ticket machine since late October 2018, situated on the south side of the line (next to the down line for trains travelling towards March and Peterborough).

Preceding station     National Rail   Following station
Greater Anglia
CrossCountry
Historical railways
Line open, station closed
Great Eastern Railway
Line open, station closed

References

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  1. ^ Padgett, David (October 2016) [1988]. Brailsford, Martyn (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern (4th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 13C. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.
  2. ^ Allen, G. Freeman, ed. (November 1966). "Closures and withdrawals". Modern Railways. Vol. XXII, no. 218. pp. 619–620.
  3. ^ "Please use railway station's new free car park, urges council". Ely Standard. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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