Saffron Walden railway station

Saffron Walden
The station in 1970
Location
Place	Saffron Walden
Area	Uttlesford
Coordinates	52°01′09″N 0°14′36″E / 52.0192°N 0.2433°ECoordinates: 52°01′09″N 0°14′36″E / 52.0192°N 0.2433°E
Grid reference	TL540380
Operations
Original company	Saffron Walden Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	1
History
23 November 1865	opened
7 September 1964	closed (passenger)
28 December 1964	closed (goods)
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The town of Saffron Walden once had a railway station. It opened in 1865,^[1] and closed in 1964.^[2]

History

The station yard has been developed for housing, with the station building being retained and converted into private dwellings.

Route

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Acrow Halt		Great Eastern Railway Saffron Walden Railway		Audley End

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
2. "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.

External links

• Saffron Walden station on navigable 1946 O. S. map