Tollesbury Pier railway station

Tollesbury Pier
Station about 1907
Location
Place	Tollesbury
Area	Maldon
Operations
Original company	Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
History
15 May 1907[1]	Station opened
17 July 1921	Station closed
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Tollesbury pier railway station was a station serving Tollesbury's pier on the River Blackwater in Essex. It closed in 1921.

The 1.75 miles (2.8 km) extension from Tollesbury railway station to Tollesbury Pier never brought the expected traffic. During World War I the pier was used for troop training on the river and was subsequently closed to passengers in 1921. The government took over the pier during World War II and erected defences along it.^[2]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Tollesbury		Great Eastern Railway Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway		Terminus

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. "Steaming into Tiptree Railway Station - The Crab and Winkle story". TiptreeTurner Website. Archived from the original on 2008-05-11.

External links

• 1945 O. S. map showing line extending to Tollesbury Pier, but with station no longer marked having closed in 1921.

Coordinates: 51°44′45″N 0°51′18″E / 51.7457°N 0.8549°E