Barons Lane Halt railway station was a halt that served the village of Purleigh, Essex. It was 4 miles 24 chains (6.92 km) from Wickford Junction.[2] The sidings at this location were opened with the line on 1 October 1889,[3] but the halt was not opened until 10 July 1922 by the Great Eastern Railway on the branch line (Engineer's Line Reference WFM) from Woodham Ferrers to Maldon East.
Barons Lane Halt | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Purleigh, Maldon England |
| Grid reference | TL846025 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Eastern Railway[1] |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 10 July 1922[1] | Opened |
| 10 September 1939[1] | Closed |
It was closed in September 1939 but the line remained in use for goods traffic until 1959.[4] Vic Mitchell says that freight traffic ceased on 1 April 1953.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c 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. 28. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ "ELR railway codes".
- ^ a b Mitchell, Vic (2010). Branch Lines to Southend and Southminster. Midhurst Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-76-5.
- ^ David St. John Thomas, Henry Patrick White (1968). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Phoenix House.
External links
edit- History of the Crouch valley Line
- Barons Lane Halt on navigable old O. S. map
- GER Society webpage containing photograph of the station in the 1920s
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maldon West Halt | Great Eastern Railway Maldon to Woodham Ferrers branch line |
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