Shelford 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  down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between  and . Its three-letter station code is SED.

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

History

The station was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1845 and later became a junction with the opening of the Stour Valley Railway from  on 1 June 1865.  The subsequent completion of the line onwards to  a few months later created a through link with  on the Great Eastern Main Line.  This was used by through holiday trains between  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. However, the line between Sudbury and  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.

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

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
 1 tph to London Liverpool Street
 1 tph to 

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 .

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Railway stations in Cambridgeshire
DfT Category E stations
Former Great Eastern Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1845
Greater Anglia franchise railway stations