Eye (Suffolk) railway station
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Site of the station (1997)
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| Location | |
| Place | Eye |
| Area | Suffolk |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Mellis and Eye Railway [1] |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 2 Apr 1867 | Opened[1] |
| 2 Feb 1931 | Closed for passengers [1] |
| 13 July 1964 | Closed for freight |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Eye railway station was located in Eye, Suffolk on a branch from Mellis. It was 94 miles 24 chains (151.8 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street.[2] It was closed to passengers on 2 February 1931 and to goods on 13 July 1964.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Yaxley Halt | Great Eastern Railway Eye Branch |
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In the 1840s, the town leaders of Eye unsuccessfully lobbied to have the new main line from London to Norwich run through Eye - instead, the line was routed through nearby Diss, which had an enormous effect on the prosperity and growth of that town. Eye got its own station on a later branch line, of much less importance, opening some time later.
References
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- ↑ http://www.s-r-s.org.uk/railref/ref-ge.html
External links
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