Dunmow railway station
Appearance
Dunmow | |
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Dunmow railway station in 1976. | |
General information | |
Location | Great Dunmow, Uttlesford England |
Coordinates | 51°52′03″N 0°22′09″E / 51.8676°N 0.3693°E |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Bishop's Stortford, Dunmow and Braintree Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
22 February 1869 | Station opened |
3 March 1952 | Regular passenger services ceased |
after August 1961 | Formal closure to passengers |
1 April 1969 | closed (goods) |
Dunmow railway station was a station serving Great Dunmow, Essex. The station was 9 miles 38 chains (15.25 km) from Bishop's Stortford on the Bishop's Stortford to Braintree branch line (Engineer's Line Reference BSB).
History
[edit]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
[edit]Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Easton Lodge | Great Eastern Railway Bishop's Stortford-Braintree Branch Line |
Felsted |
References
[edit]- ^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 118. CN 8983.
- ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 86. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
Further reading
[edit]- Peter Paye (2010). Bishop's Stortford, Dunmow and Braintree Branch. Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-708-2.
External links
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