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Hacheston Halt railway station was a station located in Hacheston, Suffolk situated on the Framlingham Branch.[1]

Hacheston Halt
General information
Location	Hacheston, East Suffolk England
Platforms	ground level
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1922	Station opens
3 Nov 1952	Station closes

The branch was opened in 1859, but Hacheston Halt was not opened until 1922 in an attempt by the Great Eastern Railway to improve the passenger receipts on the branch.[2] Hacheston Halt was a very basic station and did not even possess a platform so passengers had to use a ladder to get on and off the trains that called at the station.

The station was served by trains that operated between Framlingham and Wickham Market; Withdrawal of passenger services in November, 1952.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Parham		Framlingham Branch		Marlesford

References

External links

• Hacheston Halt station on navigable 1946 O. S. map

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