Acrow Halt railway station
Acrow Halt was a railway station on the Saffron Walden Railway. Located near Saffron Walden, Essex, the station was close to the Coronation Works of Acrow Engineering Ltd., which it served between 1957 and 1964. The station was approximately 44 miles 27 chains (71.35 km) from London Liverpool Street station.[1]
| Acrow Halt | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Saffron Walden |
| Area | Uttlesford |
| Coordinates | 52.0269°N 0.2641°E |
| Grid reference | TL554389 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Post-grouping | Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 25 March 1957 | 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
Opened by the Eastern Region of British Railways on 25 March 1957,[2] it was then closed by the British Railways Board on 7 September 1964,[2] after a short existence of seven years.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashdon Halt | Eastern Region of British Railways Saffron Walden Railway |
Saffron Walden |
Notes
- "ELR: AEB mileages".
- Butt 1995, p. 13.
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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