Sturmer railway station

Sturmer railway station was a station that served the village of Sturmer, Essex, England. It opened in 1865 on the Stour Valley Railway between Sudbury and Cambridge.

Sturmer
The site of the station in 2020
General information
LocationSturmer, Braintree
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
9 August 1865Opened
6 March 1967Closed

The station and line closed in 1967[1][2] as part of the Beeching cuts.

The station building still stands today as a private residence.

References

  1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 347. OCLC 931112387.
  2. 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. p. 223. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Haverhill
Line and station closed
  Great Eastern Railway
Stour Valley Railway
  Stoke
Line and station closed

52.0681°N 0.4761°E / 52.0681; 0.4761


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