Eye railway station
Disused railway station in Suffolk, England
Eye | |
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![]() Site of the station (1997) | |
General information | |
Location | Eye, Mid Suffolk England |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Mellis and Eye Railway[1] |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
2 Apr 1867 | Opened[1] |
2 Feb 1931 | Closed for passengers [1] |
13 July 1964 | Closed for freight |
Eye railway station was located in Eye, Suffolk on a branch from Mellis. It was 94 miles 24 chains (151.8 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street.[2] It was closed to passengers on 2 February 1931 and to goods on 13 July 1964.
Former Services
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Yaxley Halt | Great Eastern Railway Eye Branch | Terminus |
In the 1840s, the town leaders of Eye unsuccessfully lobbied to have the new main line from London to Norwich run through Eye - instead, the line was routed through nearby Diss, which had an enormous effect on the prosperity and growth of that town. Eye got its own station on a later branch line, of much less importance, opening some time later.
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "RailRef GE Great Eastern". www.s-r-s.org.uk. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013.
External links
- Eye station on 1946 O. S. map
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- Mellis
- Finningham
- Claydon
- Bramford
- Bentley (Suffolk)
- Bentley Church
- Haverhill
- Stoke
- Clare
- Cavendish
- Glemsford
- Long Melford
- Barnham
- Ingham
- Seven Hills Halt
- Yaxley Halt
- Eye
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