Eye (Suffolk) railway station

Eye

Site of the station (1997)
Location
Place Eye
Area Suffolk
Operations
Original company Mellis and Eye Railway [1]
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms 1
History
2 Apr 1867 Opened[1]
2 Feb 1931 Closed for passengers [1]
13 July 1964 Closed for freight
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Eye railway station was located in Eye, Suffolk on a branch from Mellis. It was 94 miles 24 chains (151.8 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street.[2] It was closed to passengers on 2 February 1931 and to goods on 13 July 1964.

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Yaxley Halt   Great Eastern Railway
Eye Branch		   Terminus

In the 1840s, the town leaders of Eye unsuccessfully lobbied to have the new main line from London to Norwich run through Eye - instead, the line was routed through nearby Diss, which had an enormous effect on the prosperity and growth of that town. Eye got its own station on a later branch line, of much less importance, opening some time later.

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. ↑ http://www.s-r-s.org.uk/railref/ref-ge.html

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Coordinates: 52°19′14″N 1°08′32″E / 52.3206°N 1.1423°E / 52.3206; 1.1423

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