Rayne railway station
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| Rayne | |
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| Rayne railway station in 2005 | |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Bishops Stortford, Dunmow and Braintree Railway[1] |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 22 Feb 1869[1] | Opened |
| 3 Mar 1952[1] | Closed for regular passenger traffic |
| After Aug 1961[1] | Closed |
| 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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Rayne railway station was located in Rayne, Essex. It closed in 1952.
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[edit] History
The station is now the headquarters for the Essex Ranger Service and the visitor centre for the Flitch Way.[2]
[edit] Route
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Bannister Green Halt | Great Eastern Railway Bishop's Stortford-Braintree Branch Line |
Braintree | ||
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ "Flitch Way - Discovering Essex - making tracks countryside through the Essex Countryside". 05 November 2008. http://www.essex.gov.uk/Travel-Highways/Cycling-Walking/Documents/FlitchWayLeaflet.pdf. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
[edit] Further reading
- Paye, Peter, (2010). Bishop's Stortford, Dunmow and Braintree Branch. Oakwood Press. ISBN 9780853617082.
[edit] External links
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Coordinates: 51°52′24″N 0°30′23″E / 51.8732°N 0.5063°E
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