Cavendish railway station

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Cavendish
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Cavendish railway station (1970)
General information
Location Cavendish, West Suffolk
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
9 August 1865 [1] Opened
6 March 1967Closed [2]

Cavendish railway station was a station that served the village of Cavendish in Suffolk, England. It opened in 1865 on the Stour Valley Railway between Sudbury and Cambridge.

The station and line closed in 1967 as part of the Beeching cuts.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Clare
Line and station closed
  Great Eastern Railway
Stour Valley Railway
  Glemsford
Line and station closed

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References

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  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 118. OCLC   931112387.

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