Thorpeness railway station served the seaside resort of Thorpeness in Suffolk, England.
Thorpeness | |
|---|---|
 Thorpeness railway station platform in 2009 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Thorpeness, East Suffolk England |
| Coordinates | 52°11′14″N 1°36′01″E / 52.1873°N 1.6003°E |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1914 | Opened |
| 12 September 1966 | Closed |
It was opened in 1914 by the Great Eastern Railway on its 8.5-mile (13.7 km) branch line from Saxmundham. It was closed in 1966 as part of the Beeching Axe.[1]
As of 2023[update] the platform of the former station, now overgrown with vegetation, survives, just north of the B1353 road nearly a mile west of the coast. The trackbed is now a footpath.[2]
Former Services
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leiston | Great Eastern Railway Aldeburgh Branch Line |
Aldeburgh |
References
edit- ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 420. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Thorpeness Halt". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved 28 January 2016.