Dunmow railway station

Dunmow

Dunmow railway station in 1976.
Location
Place Great Dunmow
Area Uttlesford
Coordinates 51°52′03″N 0°22′09″E / 51.8676°N 0.3693°E / 51.8676; 0.3693Coordinates: 51°52′03″N 0°22′09″E / 51.8676°N 0.3693°E / 51.8676; 0.3693
Operations
Original company Bishop's Stortford, Dunmow and Braintree Railway
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms 2
History
22 February 1869 Station opened
3 March 1952 Regular passenger services ceased
after August 1961 Formal closure to passengers
1 April 1969 closed (goods)
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Dunmow railway station was a station serving Great Dunmow, Essex.

History

The railway line through Dunmow was built by the Bishop's Stortford, Dunmow and Braintree Railway (BSD&BR). The line, including Dunmow station, was opened on 22 February 1869, and on the same day the BSD&BR company was absorbed by the Great Eastern Railway.[1][2]

Regular services ended on 3 March 1952, but the station was not formally closed to passengers until after August 1961.[2] It closed to goods on 1 April 1969.[3] The site and trackbed have been used for the B1256 Dunmow Bypass and no trace of the railway remains.

Route

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Easton Lodge   Great Eastern Railway
Bishop's Stortford-Braintree Branch Line		   Felsted

References

  1. ↑ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 118. CN 8983.
  2. 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 86. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. ↑ "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.

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