Haverhill South railway station

Haverhill South
General information
Location	Haverhill, West Suffolk England
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Colne Valley and Halstead Railway
Pre-grouping	Colne Valley and Halstead Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
10 May 1863	Opened [1]
1 Jul 1923	Renamed Haverhill South [1]
14 July 1924	Closed to passengers [1]
19 April 1965	closed for freight
Location

Haverhill South railway station was located in Haverhill, Suffolk. It was a terminus on the Colne Valley and Halstead Railway.

In 1924 passenger services were diverted to Haverhill North (on the Stour Valley Railway) which also served the town, but Haverhill South continued to be served by freight trains until 1965.

Since closure the station has been demolished and the site redeveloped.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Terminus		Colne Valley and Halstead Railway		Birdbrook

References

1. 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.

External links

• Haverhill South station on navigable 1946 O. S. map. The station was located just above the "i" in Haverhill.
• "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.

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