Welnetham railway station

Welnetham
Station in 2020.
General information
Location	Welnetham, West Suffolk England
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
9 Aug 1865 [1]	Opened
10 Apr 1961	Closed for passengers
13 July 1964	closed for freight
Location

Welnetham railway station was on the Long Melford-Bury St Edmunds branch line, serving Great Whelnetham, Little Whelnetham and Sicklesmere in Suffolk. It opened in 1865 and closed in 1961; ^[2] later it was converted into a private residence.

The "Welnetham" station sign is on display at the National Railway Museum in York.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Cockfield Line and station closed		Great Eastern Railway Long Melford-Bury St Edmunds Branch		Bury St Edmunds Eastgate Line and station closed

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. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 446. OCLC   931112387.

External links

• Welnetham station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
• "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.

52°11′50″N0°46′28″E / 52.1973°N 0.7745°E / 52.1973; 0.7745