Eye railway station

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.

Former Services

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Yaxley Halt		Great Eastern Railway Eye Branch		Terminus

Eye
Site of the station (1997)
Location	Eye, Mid Suffolk England
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Mellis and Eye Railway [1]
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 Apr 1867	Opened[1]
2 Feb 1931	Closed for passengers [1]
13 July 1964	Closed for freight

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

1. Butt, R. V. J. (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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
2. http://www.s-r-s.org.uk/railref/ref-ge.html

External links

• Eye station on 1946 O. S. map