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Soham - Britain's Newest Railway Station

Channel: Geoff Marshall
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Britain's newest railway station is open - it's Soham in Cambridgeshire on the line between Ipswich and Peterborough. Operated by Greater Anglia, the first trains ran on the 13th December 2021 at six o'clock in the moring, but I went down for the much more reasonable eight o'clock and stayed for the official opening.

There's more about the 1944 Soham Railway Disaster here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soham_rail_disaster

CORRECTIONS:
When taking into account other station closures, Soham is actually station number 2,567 on the official counted list of stations.
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A video documents the opening of Soham railway station in Cambridgeshire, which became Britain's newest station on the line between Ipswich and Peterborough. Operated by Greater Anglia, the station opened in late 2021. The footage includes scenes from the surrounding area, with references to nearby locations such as Bury St Edmunds, Colchester, and Peterborough. The video also touches on historical context related to the Soham Railway Disaster of 1944.

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  • Platform ID ki-ekuocfAM
  • Views 172,268
  • Date published 13 Dec 2021 19:59
  • Date added 12 Feb 2026 09:09
  • Recorded 13 Dec 2021
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