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Location notes
Sandy station is on the East Coast Main Line, about 44 miles north of London and about 30 miles south of Peterborough.
2018 Update: Ticket barriers have now been installed so access to the platforms is now via these.
2018 Update: Ticket barriers have now been installed so access to the platforms is now via these.
Railway type and traffic
Standard southern ECML traffic.
Great Northern services from London Kings Cross and Peterborough formed of 313s, 317’s, 321s and 365’s. East Coast Expresses to the north with HST’s or 91+MKIV’s. Hull trains 180s.
Freight on this section of the ECML is sparse. There is a Biggleswade - Heck Plasmor block working. Freightliner and DB Schenker 66 also operate the odd train during the day. Some GBRf operated infrastructure traffic may also pass through.
Great Northern services from London Kings Cross and Peterborough formed of 313s, 317’s, 321s and 365’s. East Coast Expresses to the north with HST’s or 91+MKIV’s. Hull trains 180s.
Freight on this section of the ECML is sparse. There is a Biggleswade - Heck Plasmor block working. Freightliner and DB Schenker 66 also operate the odd train during the day. Some GBRf operated infrastructure traffic may also pass through.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Sandy Station
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Environment
Sandy is a small, quiet town in Bedfordshire.
Road directions
From the A1 junction with the A603 take the turn into Sandy. Follow the road and at the next roundabout take exit number three (right turn) and follow this along till you reach the station which will be on your right.
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Sandy Station map co-ordinates
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Sandy Station map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a station car park and street parking close by.
Public transport
By WAGN Rail - Adobe Acrobat format
By Stagecoach bus
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By Stagecoach bus
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Amenities
There is a small cafe on the station and the high street has a number of shops.
Accommodation
There is a motorway lodge on the A1.
Sun Compass
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Sandy Station
Streetmap links
Sandy Station general view map
Sandy Station close up map
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Sandy Station
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Sandy Station
Googly map
Sandy Station general view map
Sandy Station close up map
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Photographic notes
The station is on a fast section of the East Coast Main Line.
Directly to the south the line curves into the station from a long straight. The track then curves gently through the station and continues this curve northwards with a noticeable cant through the station. There is little around to cast major shadows.
Directly to the south the line curves into the station from a long straight. The track then curves gently through the station and continues this curve northwards with a noticeable cant through the station. There is little around to cast major shadows.
General views - All photographs © Marcus Dawson unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking north
The curve to the north of the station also has a slight grade to it.
Fig 3 - Looking south
Fig 4 - Looking north
Fig 5 - Looking south
Fig 6 - Looking south
Fig 7 - Looking south
Fig 8 - Looking south
The southbound track runs straight from about 2 miles to the south of the station.
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This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
