Langford and Ulting railway station

Langford and Ulting
General information
Location	Langford, Essex, Maldon England
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Maldon, Witham & Braintree Railway [1] Eastern Counties Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 October 1848	Opened as Langford [1]
1 July 1923	Renamed Langford and Ulting [1]
7 September 1964	Closed
Location

Langford and Ulting railway station served the village of Langford, Essex. It was opened in 1848 by the Maldon, Witham & Braintree Railway (MWBR) on a branch line from Witham to Maldon East and Heybridge.

It was originally named Langford but was renamed Langford and Ulting in 1923. The station was 4  miles 38  chains (7.20 km) from Witham. ^[2]

The line and station closed to passenger services in 1964 as part of the Beeching closures.

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. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
2. "ELR Railway Codes".

External links

• Langford and Ulting station on navigable 1945 O. S. map
• "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
• Webpage including 1957 photograph of the station.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Wickham Bishops		Great Eastern Railway Witham–Maldon branch line		Maldon East and Heybridge

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