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Lavenham railway station

Coordinates: 52°06′47″N 0°47′52″E / 52.1131°N 0.7978°E / 52.1131; 0.7978
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Lavenham
The station c. 1978, partially demolished
General information
LocationLavenham, Babergh
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
9 Aug 1865[1]Opened
10 Apr 1961Closed to passengers
19 April 1965Closed to freight

Lavenham railway station was a station in Lavenham, Suffolk, on the Long Melford–Bury St Edmunds branch line. It closed to passengers in 1961,[2] and the station buildings remained in use as offices until about 2010, when they were demolished.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Long Melford   Long Melford-Bury St Edmunds Branch   Cockfield

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 258. OCLC 931112387.
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52°06′47″N 0°47′52″E / 52.1131°N 0.7978°E / 52.1131; 0.7978