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Birdbrook railway station

Coordinates: 52°02′59″N 0°30′03″E / 52.0498°N 0.5007°E / 52.0498; 0.5007
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Birdbrook
View in 1962
General information
LocationBirdbrook, Braintree
England
Coordinates52°02′59″N 0°30′03″E / 52.0498°N 0.5007°E / 52.0498; 0.5007
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyColne Valley and Halstead Railway
Pre-groupingColne Valley and Halstead Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
10 May 1863Opened[1]
1 Jan 1962Closed

Birdbrook railway station was located 0.7 miles (1.1 km) to the northeast of the village of Birdbrook, Essex. It was 65 miles 74 chains (106.10 km; 65.93 mi) from London Liverpool Street via Marks Tey.[2] It opened in 1863 as the replacement for Whitley station, and closed in 1962.[3]

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Haverhill South
Line and station closed
  Colne Valley and Halstead Railway
to 1924
  Whitley
Line and station closed
Haverhill North
Line and station closed
  London and North Eastern Railway
Colne Valley and Halstead line
1924 on
  Whitley
Line and station closed

References

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  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. ^ "ELR: COV mileages".
  3. ^ "Disused Stations: Birdbrook Station". www.subbrit.org.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
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