Seven Hills Halt railway station

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Seven Hills Halt
Location Ingham, West Suffolk
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Thetford and Watton Railway
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 March 1876 (1876-03-01)Station opened
8 June 1953 (1953-06-08)Station closed

Seven Hills Halt railway station was a railway station in Suffolk, England on the branch line between Thetford and Bury St Edmunds. [1] It was closed in 1953, [2] along with the rest of the branch.

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History

The railway line between Bury St Edmunds and Thetford was proposed by the Bury St Edmunds and Thetford Railway (B&TR) and authorised on 5 July 1865; but the company had problems in raising the necessary money. [3] After assistance was given by the Thetford and Watton Railway (T&WR), the plan was modified, and instead of running to the main station at Thetford, a curve was built so that T&WR trains from Swaffham could run directly to the Bury St Edmunds line without reversing at Thetford. [4] The B&TR line between Bury St Edmunds and Thetford Bridge was opened on 1 March 1876. [5] The B&TR was purchased by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) in 1878. [3]

Trains on the B&TR were operated by the T&WR until 1879, when operation was taken over by the GER; [6] after this, trains from Bury began to run to Thetford; the east to south curve at Thetford Bridge was not used after 1880. [7] Thetford Bridge was then the last station before Thetford. [8]

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Barnham   Great Eastern Railway
Thetford-Bury St Edmunds Line 		  Ingham

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.mulehouse.myzen.co.uk/stations/refs/S.htm [ dead link ]
  2. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 208. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. 1 2 Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 120. CN 8983.
  4. ↑ McCarthy, Colin; McCarthy, David; Cobb, Michael (August 2007). Waller, Peter (ed.). Railways of Britain: Norfolk and Suffolk. Hersham: Ian Allan. p. 6. ISBN   978-0-7110-3223-1. 0708/c1.
  5. ↑ Allen, Cecil J. (1956) [1955]. The Great Eastern Railway (2nd ed.). Hampton Court: Ian Allan. p. 217.
  6. ↑ Awdry 1990 , p. 166
  7. ↑ McCarthy, McCarthy & Cobb 2007 , map 26
  8. ↑ Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 12, section B5. ISBN   0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.

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