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
Location	Haverhill, West Suffolk England
Grid reference	TL672457
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 June 1865[1]	Opened as Haverhill
1 July 1923	Renamed Haverhill North
May 1952	Renamed Haverhill
6 March 1967	Closed

Future

The Cambridge Metro project intends 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. (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.
2. "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
3. BBC News