Bentley (Suffolk) railway station
| Bentley | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Bentley |
| Area | District of Babergh |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Eastern Union Railway[1] |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 3 |
| History | |
| 15 Jun 1846 | Opened[1] |
| 7 Nov 1966 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Bentley railway station, also known as Bentley Junction between 1849 and 1878,[2] was located in Bentley, Suffolk on the Great Eastern Main Line. It had two through mainline platforms and an end bay at the country end of the down line to handle services on the Hadleigh branch. The bay could accommodate five coaches.[3]
There were goods sidings on both the up and down sides of the station at the country or northern end and also sidings to a malthouse at the southern end of the station on the down side.[4]
It closed in 1966.
The site of the station is still clearly identifiable at the Station Road level crossing, and the former station building is now a private dwelling.
Just to the North of the station was the branch line to Hadleigh.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
- ↑ Mitchell, Vic (June 2011). Branch Lines to Harwich and Hadleigh. Midhurst: Middleton Press. plate 104. ISBN 978 1 908174 02 4.
- ↑ Mitchell 2011, plate 103
- ↑ Mitchell 2011, plan X
External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manningtree Line and station open |
Great Eastern Railway Eastern Union Railway |
Ipswich Line and station open | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Manningtree Line and station open |
Great Eastern Railway Eastern Union Railway |
Ipswich Stoke Hill Line and station closed | ||
| Terminus | Great Eastern Railway Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction Railway |
Bentley Church Line and station closed | ||
Coordinates: 51°59′21″N 1°05′04″E / 51.98929°N 1.08436°E