Birdbrook railway station

Birdbrook railway station was located 0.7 miles (1.1 km) to the northeast of the village of Birdbrook, Essex. It was 65 miles 74 chains (106.10 km; 65.93 mi) from London Liverpool Street via Marks Tey.[2] It opened in 1863 as the replacement for Whitley station, and closed in 1962.[3]

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Haverhill South
Line and station closed
  Colne Valley and Halstead Railway
to 1924
  Whitley
Line and station closed
Haverhill North
Line and station closed
  London and North Eastern Railway
Colne Valley and Halstead line
1924 on
  Whitley
Line and station closed

Birdbrook
View in 1962
Location
PlaceBirdbrook
AreaBraintree
Coordinates
Operations
Original companyColne Valley and Halstead Railway
Pre-groupingColne Valley and Halstead Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Platforms1
History
10 May 1863Opened[1]
1 Jan 1962Closed
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

References

  1. 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.
  2. "ELR: COV mileages".
  3. "Disused Stations: Birdbrook Station". www.subbrit.org.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2018.


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