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Mendlesham railway station

Coordinates: 52°14′50″N 1°04′43″E / 52.2473°N 1.0787°E / 52.2473; 1.0787
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Mendlesham
General information
LocationMendlesham, Mid Suffolk
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMid-Suffolk Light Railway
Post-groupingLNER and then British Railways
Key dates
29 September 1908Station opens
28 July 1952Station closes

Mendlesham railway station was a station on the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway.

History

Mendlesham railway station was in the village of Mendlesham, Suffolk. It was from Haughley to Laxfield. The station was opened in 1908 and closed in 1952.

The Station was four miles from Haughley and was made up of a 130 ft platform with the standard MSLR corrugated iron clad station building with an open waiting room with an ornate fronted canopy with a booking office on the left side and a store room on the other side. This building makes up part of the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Society collection.

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Haughley   Mid-Suffolk Light Railway   Brockford and Wetheringsett


References

  • Comfort, N. A. (1986) The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-338-9
  • Paye, P. (1986) The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, Wild Swan Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-874103-81-X

52°14′50″N 1°04′43″E / 52.2473°N 1.0787°E / 52.2473; 1.0787