Nene Valley Railway

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Nene Valley Railway
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Locale	England
Terminus	Peterborough
Commercial operations
Name	London and North Western Railway
Built by	London and Birmingham Railway
Original gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Operated by	Nene Valley Railway
Stations	5
Length	7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km)
Preserved gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Commercial history
Opened	1847
Closed to passengers	1966
Closed	1972
Preservation history
1974	Line purchased by Peterborough Development Corporation
1977	NVR reopened
1983	Orton Mere (station building) opened
1986	NVR Extended Peterborough (Nene Valley) opened
1995	Wansford (current station building) opened
2007	Yarwell Junction (current terminus) reopened
2008	Yarwell Junction Station Building opens officially
Headquarters	Wansford
Route map Legend Ely–Peterborough line Peterborough East Peterborough North East Coast Main Line Peterborough Nene Valley Longville Junction Orton Mere Overton for Ferry Meadows Ham Lane Castor Stamford and Essendine Railway Old Great North Road Wansford Wansford Tunnel (616 yards) Yarwell Junction Northampton and Peterborough Railway GN&LNW to Rugby

The Nene Valley Railway (NVR) is a preserved railway in Cambridgeshire, England, running between Peterborough Nene Valley and Yarwell Junction. The line is 7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) in length. There are stations at each terminus, and three stops en route: Orton Mere, Overton and Wansford.