Eye railway station
Eye | |
|---|---|
 Site of the station (1997) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Eye, Mid Suffolk England |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Mellis and Eye Railway[1] |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 2 Apr 1867 | Opened[1] |
| 2 Feb 1931 | Closed for passengers [1] |
| 13 July 1964 | Closed for freight |
Eye railway station was located in Eye, Suffolk on a branch from Mellis. It was 94 miles 24 chains (151.8 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street.[2] It was closed to passengers on 2 February 1931 and to goods on 13 July 1964.
Former Services
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaxley Halt | Great Eastern Railway Eye Branch |
Terminus |
In the 1840s, the town leaders of Eye unsuccessfully lobbied to have the new main line from London to Norwich run through Eye - instead, the line was routed through nearby Diss, which had an enormous effect on the prosperity and growth of that town. Eye got its own station on a later branch line, of much less importance, opening some time later.
References
[edit]- ^ 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ "RailRef GE Great Eastern". www.s-r-s.org.uk. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013.
