Thaxted railway station

Thaxted
Location
Place Thaxted
Area Uttlesford
Coordinates 51°56′44″N 0°20′00″E / 51.9456°N 0.3332°E / 51.9456; 0.3332Coordinates: 51°56′44″N 0°20′00″E / 51.9456°N 0.3332°E / 51.9456; 0.3332
Grid reference TL604300
Operations
Original company Elsenham & Thaxted Light Railway[1]
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms 1
History
1 April 1913 Opened[1]
15 September 1952 Closed[1]
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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Thaxted railway station served the village of Thaxted, Essex. It was located 5 miles 47 chains (8.99 km) from Elsenham station.[2] It closed in 1952.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Cutlers Green Halt   Elsenham & Thaxted Light Railway   Terminus

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 228. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  2. ↑ "ELR: ELT mileages".

  • Paye, Peter. The Thaxted & Elsenham light railway. Locomotion Papers, no. 96.
  • Paye, Peter (1984). The Thaxted Branch. Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-86093-184-3.
  • Thaxted station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
  • "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
  • Photograph of engine shed 1950


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