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Welnetham railway station

Coordinates: 52°11′50″N 0°46′28″E / 52.1973°N 0.7745°E / 52.1973; 0.7745
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Welnetham
Station in 2020.
General information
LocationWelnetham, West Suffolk
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
9 Aug 1865[1]Opened
10 Apr 1961Closed for passengers
13 July 1964closed for freight

Welnetham railway station was on the Long Melford-Bury St Edmunds branch line, serving Great Whelnetham, Little Whelnetham and Sicklesmere in Suffolk. It opened in 1865 and closed in 1961;[2] later it was converted into a private residence.

The "Welnetham" station sign is on display at the National Railway Museum in York.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Cockfield
Line and station closed
  Great Eastern Railway
Long Melford-Bury St Edmunds Branch
  Bury St Edmunds Eastgate
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. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 446. OCLC 931112387.
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52°11′50″N 0°46′28″E / 52.1973°N 0.7745°E / 52.1973; 0.7745