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Stow St Mary Halt railway station

Coordinates: 51°39′40″N 0°39′05″E / 51.6612°N 0.6514°E / 51.6612; 0.6514
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Stow St Mary Halt
General information
LocationStow Maries, Maldon
England
Coordinates51°39′40″N 0°39′05″E / 51.6612°N 0.6514°E / 51.6612; 0.6514
Grid referenceTQ834991
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Eastern Railway[1]
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
24 September 1928Opened
10 September 1939Closed

Stow St. Mary Halt railway station was a halt that served the village of Stow Maries, Essex.

It was opened on 24 September 1928 by the London and North Eastern Railway on the single-track branch line (Engineer's Line Reference WFM) that the Great Eastern Railway had opened on 1 October 1889 linking Woodham Ferrers to Maldon East. The station served the village of Stow Maries, but the station was named differently supposedly on the insistence of the vicar.[2]

It was closed in September 1939 but the line remained in use for goods traffic until 1959[3] or 1953.[4] It is now Stow Maries Halt nature reserve, which is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust.

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. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Vic (2010). Branch Lines to Southend and Southminster. Midhurst Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-76-5.
  3. ^ David St. John Thomas, Henry Patrick White (1968). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Phoenix House.
  4. ^ Daniels, G.; Dench, L.A. (September 1964) [1963]. Passengers No More. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 72. VPNM/1354/138/CXX-964.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Cold Norton   London and North Eastern Railway
Maldon to Woodham Ferrers branch line
  Woodham Ferrers