Ashdon Halt railway station
Ashdon Halt was a railway station on the Saffron Walden Railway. It opened 14 August 1911 and closed 7 September 1964. The halt was approximately 46 miles 44 chains (74.91 km) from London Liverpool Street station.[1]
| Ashdon Halt | |
|---|---|
 Ashdon Halt in March 2009 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Ashdon |
| Area | Uttlesford |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Eastern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 14 August 1911 | Station opens |
| 7 September 1964 | Station closes |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
History
After many campaigns by villagers [2] Ashdon Halt was finally opened by the Great Eastern Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Railways Board.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartlow | Saffron Walden Railway | Acrow Halt |
Sources
- "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
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References
- "ELR: AEB mileages".
- "Ashdon Halt". Pocket Book. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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