Cockfield railway station

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Cockfield
Old Station (geograph 2316567).jpg
The station in 2010
Location Cockfield, Babergh
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
9 Aug 1865 [1] Opened as Cockfield
1 Oct 1927Renamed Cockfield (Suffolk)
10 Apr 1961Closed for passengers
19 April 1965closed for freight

Cockfield railway station was on the Long Melford-Bury St Edmunds branch line in Cockfield, Suffolk.

The station building still stands, but is in a semi-derelict state.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Lavenham   Long Melford-Bury St Edmunds Branch   Welnetham

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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. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199.

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