Feering Halt railway station

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Feering Halt
General information
Location Feering, Braintree
England
Coordinates 51°50′32″N0°42′42″E / 51.8423°N 0.7118°E / 51.8423; 0.7118 Coordinates: 51°50′32″N0°42′42″E / 51.8423°N 0.7118°E / 51.8423; 0.7118
Grid reference TQ869194
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 January 1934 [1] Opened
7 May 1951 [2] Closed

Feering Halt was on the Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway, serving the village of Feering, Essex.

The halt station was opened by the London and North Eastern Railway, which had acquired the Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway upon the 1923 Grouping as part of the Great Eastern Railway.

The halt was closed, along with the rest of the line, on 7 May 1951. [2]

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References

  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 180
  2. 1 2 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. 95. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Kelvedon Low Level   London and North Eastern Railway
Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway
  Inworth