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Orton Mere railway station

Orton Mere railway station

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Orton Mere is a station on the Nene Valley Railway and is situated between Ferry Meadows and Peterborough Nene Valley, adjacent to the River Nene.

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Nene Valley Railway
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

Orton Mere provides access to the eastern end of the Nene Park. At Orton Mere, the Nene Valley Railway passes under the Orton Parkway, part of the complex road system built when Peterborough was allocated New Town status.

Orton Mere station appears in the James Bond film Octopussy and is easily identified by the flyover carrying the Nene Parkway.

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52.559741°N 0.280981°W / 52.559741; -0.280981
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