Eye
Site of the station (1997)
General information
LocationEye, Mid Suffolk
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMellis and Eye Railway[1]
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 Apr 1867Opened[1]
2 Feb 1931Closed for passengers [1]
13 July 1964Closed for freight

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

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. 1 2 3 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ↑ "RailRef GE Great Eastern". www.s-r-s.org.uk. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013.

52°19′14″N 1°08′32″E / 52.3206°N 1.1423°E / 52.3206; 1.1423

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