Maldon West railway station

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Maldon West
General information
Location Maldon, Maldon
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Eastern Railway [1]
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 October 1889 [1] Opened as Maldon West
22 May 1916 [1] Closed
1 August 1919 [1] Reopened as Maldon West Halt
10 September 1939 [1] Permanently closed
Location
Maldon West railway station

Maldon West railway station served the town of Maldon, Essex. It was opened on 1 October 1889 by the Great Eastern Railway on a branch line from Woodham Ferrers to Maldon. It was closed in 1916 during World War I but reopened as a halt in 1919. The Engineer's Line Reference for the line is WFM, the station was 7  miles 16  chains (11.59 km) from Wickford Junction. [2]

The station was permanently closed to passenger services in September 1939 but the line remained in use for goods traffic until 1959. Until the late 1980s the north and south portals of the tunnel could be seen and platforms survived however the entire site is now under the A414/Maldon Bypass.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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. 153. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
  2. ↑ "ELR Railway Codes".
Preceding stationDisused railwaysFollowing station
Maldon East and Heybridge   Great Eastern Railway
Maldon to Woodham Ferrers branch line		  Barons Lane Halt

51°43′34″N0°39′57″E / 51.7262°N 0.6659°E / 51.7262; 0.6659


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