Maldon West railway station

Former railway station in England

Maldon West
General information
Location	Maldon, Maldon England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Eastern Railway^[1]
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 October 1889^[1]	Opened as Maldon West
22 May 1916^[1]	Closed
1 August 1919^[1]	Reopened as Maldon West Halt
10 September 1939^[1]	Permanently closed

Maldon West railway station served the town of Maldon, Essex. It was opened on 1 October 1889 by the Great Eastern Railway on a branch line from Woodham Ferrers to Maldon. It was closed in 1916 during World War I but reopened as a halt in 1919. The Engineer's Line Reference for the line is WFM, the station was 7 miles 16 chains (11.59 km) from Wickford Junction.^[2]

The station was permanently closed to passenger services in September 1939 but the line remained in use for goods traffic until 1959.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 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. 153. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
^ "ELR Railway Codes".