Maldon West railway station

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]

Maldon West
LocationMaldon, Maldon
England
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Eastern Railway[1]
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
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

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

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. 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


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