Haughley Road railway station

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Haughley Road
General information
Location Haughley, Mid Suffolk
England
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Eastern Union Railway [1]
Key dates
24 Dec 1846 [1] Opened
9 Jul 1849 [1] Closed

Haughley Road railway station was the original station serving Haughley, Suffolk. It closed in 1849 [2] and was replaced by Haughley railway station [1] which was positioned to serve both branches to the north of the newly constructed Haughley Junction. As in 2017 some or part of the station buildings still survive adjacent to Bacton Road bridge.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Elmswell   Eastern Union Railway   Stowmarket

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. 115. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 218. OCLC   931112387.

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