Laxfield railway station

Laxfield
General information
Location	Laxfield, Mid Suffolk England
Coordinates	52°18′09″N1°21′24″E / 52.3024°N 1.3566°E / 52.3024; 1.3566
Grid reference	TM289724
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Mid-Suffolk Light Railway
Pre-grouping	Mid-Suffolk Light Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
29 September 1908 (1908-09-29)	Station opens
28 July 1952	Station closes

Laxfield railway station was a station located in Laxfield, Suffolk. It was the eastern passenger terminus of the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway. ^[1] . It was proposed to extend the line to Halesworth but only about mile beyond the station was built to Cratfield which was only used for goods trains. Laxfield Station opened on 29 September 1908, and closed on 28 July 1952, ^[2] 44 years after it had opened for passenger traffic. The station building has been moved to and restored at the Mangapps Railway Museum.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Wilby Line and station closed		Mid-Suffolk Light Railway		Terminus

References

1. Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 12, section B3. ISBN   0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
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. 139. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.