Welnetham railway station
Former railway station in England
Welnetham | |
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Station in 2020. | |
General information | |
Location | Welnetham, West Suffolk England |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Eastern Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
9 Aug 1865[1] | Opened |
10 Apr 1961 | Closed for passengers |
13 July 1964 | closed for freight |
Welnetham railway station was on the Long Melford-Bury St Edmunds branch line, serving Great Whelnetham, Little Whelnetham and Sicklesmere in Suffolk. It opened in 1865 and closed in 1961;[2] later it was converted into a private residence.
The "Welnetham" station sign is on display at the National Railway Museum in York.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Cockfield Line and station closed | Great Eastern Railway Long Melford-Bury St Edmunds Branch | Bury St Edmunds Eastgate Line and station closed |
References
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
- ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 446. OCLC 931112387.
External links
- Welnetham station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
- "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
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Closed railway stations in Suffolk
- Leiston
- Thorpeness
- Aldeburgh
- Mellis
- Finningham
- Claydon
- Bramford
- Bentley (Suffolk)
- Bentley Church
- Haverhill
- Stoke
- Clare
- Cavendish
- Glemsford
- Long Melford
- Lavenham
- Cockfield
- Welnetham
- Bury St Edmunds Eastgate
- Barnham
- Ingham
- Seven Hills Halt
52°11′50″N 0°46′28″E / 52.1973°N 0.7745°E / 52.1973; 0.7745
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