Haverhill railway station (England)
Haverhill railway station was a station in Haverhill, Suffolk, on the Stour Valley Railway, which opened in 1865 and closed in 1967.[2] It was sometimes known as Haverhill North because of a separate station in the town on the Colne Valley and Halstead Railway.
Haverhill | |
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![]() RCTS Rail Tour in 1958 | |
Location | Haverhill, West Suffolk England |
Grid reference | TL672457 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Eastern Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
1 June 1865[1] | Opened as Haverhill |
1 July 1923 | Renamed Haverhill North |
May 1952 | Renamed Haverhill |
6 March 1967 | Closed |
Future
The Cambridge Metro project intends to reopen Haverhill and Linton stations, for a commuter light railway to Cambridge city centre.[3]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Bartlow | Great Eastern Railway Stour Valley Railway |
Sturmer | ||
Terminus | London and North Eastern Railway Colne Valley and Halstead line 1924 on |
Birdbrook Line and station closed |
References
- 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. 115. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
- BBC News
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