Wenhaston railway station

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Wenhaston
Site of Wenhaston Railway - geograph.org.uk - 996275.jpg
Station site in 2008
General information
Location Wenhaston, East Suffolk
England
Coordinates 52°19′51″N1°33′27″E / 52.33083°N 1.55761°E / 52.33083; 1.55761
Grid reference TM425763
Platforms1 [1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Southwold Railway
Key dates
24 September 1879 [2] Station opened
12 April 1929 [2] Station closed

Wenhaston railway station was in Wenhaston, Suffolk. It closed in 1929, 50 years after it had opened for passenger traffic. The Southwold Railway Trust has submitted a planning application to reopen this station as a replica of the original, including 12 mile (0.80 km) of 3 ft (914 mm) gauge track heading towards Blythburgh. The plan includes enhancing the landscape and environment for the benefit of wildlife, as well as building a suitable visitor centre.

Contents

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Halesworth   Southwold Railway   Blythburgh

See also

References

  1. Mitchell, Vic & Smith, Keith (1984). Branch Line to Southwold. Middleton Press. ISBN   978-0-906520-15-4.
  2. 1 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. 244. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.