Takeley railway station

Takeley railway station was a station serving the Hockerill area of Takeley in Bishop's Stortford, England. The station was 5 miles 11 chains (8.27 km) from Bishop's Stortford on the Bishop's Stortford to Braintree branch line (Engineer's Line Reference BSB).

Takeley
Location
Place	Takeley
Area	Uttlesford
Coordinates	51.8663°N 0.2671°E / 51.8663; 0.2671
Operations
Original company	Bishop's Stortford, Dunmow and Braintree Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	1
History
22 February 1869	Station opened
3 March 1952	Regular services ceased
1964[1]	Excursions services ceased
1966	station completely 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

History

The railway line through Takeley was built by the Bishop's Stortford, Dunmow and Braintree Railway (BSD&BR). The line, including Takeley station, was opened on 22 February 1869, and on the same day the BSD&BR company was absorbed by the Great Eastern Railway.[2][3]

Regular services ended on 3 March 1952, but the station was not formally closed until after August 1961.[3]

The station along with almost all the intermediate stations on the Bishop's Stortford-Braintree branch were little used. The station is extremely close to the station Stane Street, so it was very little used. Takeley had a single platform on the north side of the line. There was a substantial brick building including stationmaster‘s house, booking office, waiting room and lamp room. There was a small goods yard, also on the north side with a 240' siding used mainly by coal merchants. A second siding also served a D.A. Fyfe and Sons warehouse. A signal box was located on the up side of the line. Although the station closed to passengers in 1952 August Bank Holiday excursions continued to use the line until 1964. Takeley closed completely in 1966 but the line through the station remained in operation for freight traffic until 1971.

It closed to passengers along with the rest of the branch because it was uneconomic.[4]

References

1. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/t/takeley/index.shtml
2. Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 118. CN 8983.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 226. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
4. "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.

Further reading

• Peter Paye (2010). Bishop's Stortford, Dunmow and Braintree Branch. Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-708-2.

External links

• Takeley station on navigable 1946 O. S. map

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Stane Street		Great Eastern Railway Bishop's Stortford-Braintree Branch Line		Easton Lodge