TL5064 : Waterbeach Station
taken 6 years ago, near to Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England
Waterbeach is a station serving the large village of Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire. The station lies on Fen Line from Cambridge to King's Lynn, electrified at 25 kV AC overhead.
Waterbeach is a large village on the edge of the Fens, north of Cambridge.
The village has several shops, a café, three pubs, a brewery and a Chinese take away. There is a small industrial estate at the edge of the village and a number of small companies have premises in the village itself. Waterbeach Community Primary School is a school for approximately 300 pupils and is linked with the adjacent Waterbeach Independent Lending Library.
A Parish church dedicated to St John the Evangelist, and a Baptist church famous for its connection with Charles Haddon Spurgeon, and corps of the Salvation Army are present, as is a primary school. Active community groups include the Scouts and Girl Guides, Army Cadet Force, several playgroups and a play scheme, as well as a Community Association. The Denny End industrial estate is home to several businesses, such as the Milton Brewery and A&R Cambridge Ltd.