Long Melford railway station
Long Melford railway station is a disused station that served the village of Long Melford in Suffolk, England. It opened in 1865 as "Melford" and was renamed "Long Melford" in 1884. The station was on the Stour Valley Railway between Sudbury and Cambridge, operated by the Eastern Counties Railway, as well as a branch line between Sudbury and Bury St Edmunds. Services over the latter route ended in 1961 and the station and Stour Valley line closed in 1967 as part of the Beeching cuts. The station building is now a private residence.
| Long Melford | |
|---|---|
 The former station in 2007 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Long Melford |
| Area | Babergh |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 9 Aug 1865[1] | Opened as Melford |
| 1 Feb 1884 | Renamed Long Melford |
| 6 Mar 1967 | Closed |
| 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 | |
A proposal to extend services by building a light railway between Long Melford and Hadleigh was reported in the Haverhill Echo on 10 March 1900,[2] but was never built.
References
- 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.
- http://www.foxearth.org.uk/1900-1903HaverhillEcho.html
External links
- Long Melford station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
- Long Melford station on Subterranea Britannica website
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glemsford Line and station closed |
Great Eastern Railway Stour Valley Railway |
Sudbury Line and station closed | ||
| Terminus | Great Eastern Railway Long Melford-Bury St Edmunds Branch |
Lavenham Line and station closed |
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