Tollesbury Pier railway station was a short-lived terminus of an extension of the Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway, serving Tollesbury's pier on the River Blackwater in Essex. The station was opened in 1907.[1] The station was 10 miles 8 chains (16.25 km) from Kelvedon Low Level railway station.[2]
Tollesbury Pier | |
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![]() The station in c. 1907 | |
General information | |
Location | Tollesbury, Maldon England |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
15 May 1907 | Opened |
17 July 1921 | Closed |
The c. 1.5-mile extension from the existing terminus at Tollesbury to Tollesbury Pier never brought the expected traffic. During World War I the pier was used for troop training on the river and was subsequently closed to passengers in 1921. The government took over the pier during World War II and erected defences along it.[3]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Tollesbury | Great Eastern Railway Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway |
Terminus |
Closed railway stations in Essex | |
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Colne Valley and Halstead Railway |
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Saffron Walden Railway |
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Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway | |
Elsenham & Thaxted Light Railway |
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Witham to Maldon branch line |
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Maldon–Woodham Ferrers |
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Bishop's Stortford–Braintree branch line |
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Corringham Light Railway |
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Epping to Ongar branch |
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Other lines |
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