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Haverhill railway station (England)
Haverhill railway station was a station in Haverhill, Suffolk, on the Stour Valley Railway, which opened in 1865 and closed in 1967.[2] It was sometimes known as Haverhill North because of a separate station in the town on the Colne Valley and Halstead Railway.
Haverhill | |
|---|---|
RCTS Rail Tour in 1958 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Haverhill, West Suffolk England |
| Grid reference | TL672457 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Eastern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1865[1] | Opened as Haverhill |
| 1 July 1923 | Renamed Haverhill North |
| May 1952 | Renamed Haverhill |
| 6 March 1967 | Closed |
Future edit
In 2019 the Cambridge Metro project unveiled a plan to reopen Haverhill and Linton stations, for a commuter light railway to Cambridge city centre.[3]
In November 2023, after the Cambridge South East Transport scheme was paused, Railfuture East Anglia wrote to councillors to suggest that reopening the rail to Haverhill would be a better solution.[4]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartlow | Great Eastern Railway Stour Valley Railway | Sturmer | ||
| Terminus | London and North Eastern Railway Colne Valley and Halstead line 1924 on | Birdbrook Line and station closed |
References edit
- ^ 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. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
- ^ BBC News
- ^ Findlay, Cait (12 January 2024). "Calls for Cambridge to Haverhill railway line to reopen after transport plans paused". Cambridgeshire Live. Retrieved 2 March 2024.