Haverhill railway station (England)

Haverhill railway station was a station in Haverhill, Suffolk, on the Stour Valley Railway, which opened in 1865 and closed in 1967.[2] It was sometimes known as Haverhill North because of a separate station in the town on the Colne Valley and Halstead Railway.

Haverhill
RCTS Rail Tour in 1958
General information
LocationHaverhill, West Suffolk
England
Grid referenceTL672457
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 June 1865[1]Opened as Haverhill
1 July 1923Renamed Haverhill North
May 1952Renamed Haverhill
6 March 1967Closed

Future

In 2019 the Cambridge Metro project unveiled a plan to reopen Haverhill and Linton stations, for a commuter light railway to Cambridge city centre.[3]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Bartlow   Great Eastern Railway
Stour Valley Railway		   Sturmer
Terminus   London and North Eastern Railway
Colne Valley and Halstead line
1924 on		   Birdbrook
Line and station closed

References
  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. 115. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
  3. BBC News

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