Stow St Mary Halt railway station

Former railway station in England

51°39′40″N 0°39′05″E / 51.6612°N 0.6514°E / 51.6612; 0.6514Grid referenceTQ834991Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLondon and North Eastern Railway^[1]Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates24 September 1928Opened10 September 1939Closed

Stow St. Mary Halt railway station was a halt that served the village of Stow Maries, Essex.

It was opened on 24 September 1928 by the London and North Eastern Railway on the single-track branch line (Engineer's Line Reference WFM) that the Great Eastern Railway had opened on 1 October 1889 linking Woodham Ferrers to Maldon East. The station served the village of Stow Maries, but the station was named differently supposedly on the insistence of the vicar.^[2]

It was closed in September 1939 but the line remained in use for goods traffic until 1959^[3] or 1953.^[4] It is now Stow Maries Halt nature reserve, which is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust.

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. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
^ Mitchell, Vic (2010). Branch Lines to Southend and Southminster. Midhurst Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-76-5.
^ David St. John Thomas, Henry Patrick White (1968). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Phoenix House.
^ Daniels, G.; Dench, L.A. (September 1964) [1963]. Passengers No More. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 72. VPNM/1354/138/CXX-964.