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Thaxted railway station

Coordinates: 51°56′44″N 0°20′00″E / 51.9456°N 0.3332°E / 51.9456; 0.3332
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Thaxted
General information
LocationThaxted, Uttlesford
England
Coordinates51°56′44″N 0°20′00″E / 51.9456°N 0.3332°E / 51.9456; 0.3332
Grid referenceTL604300
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyElsenham & Thaxted Light Railway[1]
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 April 1913Opened[1]
15 September 1952Closed[1]

Thaxted railway station served the village of Thaxted, Essex. It was located 5 miles 47 chains (8.99 km) from Elsenham station.[2] It closed in 1952.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Cutlers Green Halt   Elsenham & Thaxted Light Railway   Terminus

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. 228. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ "ELR: ELT mileages".
  • Paye, Peter. The Thaxted & Elsenham light railway. Locomotion Papers, no. 96.
  • Paye, Peter (1984). The Thaxted Branch. Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-86093-184-3.
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