Maldon West railway station

Maldon West
Location
Place Maldon
Area Maldon
Operations
Original company Great Eastern Railway[1]
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
History
1 October 1889[1] Opened as Maldon West
22 May 1916[1] Closed
1 August 1919[1] Reopened as Maldon West Halt
10 September 1939[1] Permanently closed
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Maldon West railway station served the town of Maldon, Essex. It was opened on 1 October 1889 by the Great Eastern Railway on a branch line from Woodham Ferrers to Maldon. It was closed in 1916 during World War I but reopened as a halt in 1919. The Engineer's Line Reference for the line is WFM, the station was 7 miles 16 chains (11.59 km) from Wickford Junction.[2]

The station was permanently closed to passenger services in September 1939 but the line remained in use for goods traffic until 1959.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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. p. 153. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  2. ↑ "ELR Railway Codes".
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Maldon East and Heybridge   Great Eastern Railway
Maldon to Woodham Ferrers branch line		   Barons Lane Halt

Coordinates: 51°43′34″N 0°39′57″E / 51.7262°N 0.6659°E / 51.7262; 0.6659

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