Birdbrook railway station

Birdbrook
View in 1962
Location
Place Birdbrook
Area Braintree
Coordinates Coordinates: 52°02′59″N 0°30′03″E / 52.0498°N 0.5007°E / 52.0498; 0.5007
Operations
Original company Colne Valley and Halstead Railway
Pre-grouping Colne Valley and Halstead Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms 1
History
10 May 1863 Opened[1]
1 Jan 1962 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
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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

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. ↑ http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/b/birdbrook/
  • Birdbrook station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
  • "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
  • Birdbrook station on Birdbrook Village Website


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