Thorpeness railway station

Former station in Suffolk, England

52°11′14″N 1°36′01″E / 52.1873°N 1.6003°E / 52.1873; 1.6003Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGreat Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates1914Opened12 September 1966Closed

Thorpeness railway station served the seaside resort of Thorpeness in Suffolk, England.

It was opened in 1914 by the Great Eastern Railway on its 8.5-mile (13.7 km) branch line from Saxmundham. It was closed in 1966 as part of the Beeching Axe.[1]

As of 2023[update] the platform of the former station, now overgrown with vegetation, survives, just north of the B1353 road nearly a mile west of the coast. The trackbed is now a footpath.[2]

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Leiston   Great Eastern Railway
Aldeburgh Branch Line 		  Aldeburgh

References

  1. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 420. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Thorpeness Halt". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

External links

  • Thorpeness station on 1946 O. S. map
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