Tollesbury Pier railway station

Tollesbury Pier
The station in c. 1907
General information
LocationTollesbury, Maldon
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyKelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Key dates
15 May 1907Opened
17 July 1921Closed

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]

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]

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ "ELR: KET mileages".
  3. ^ "Steaming into Tiptree Railway Station - The Crab and Winkle story". TiptreeTurner Website. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Tollesbury   Great Eastern Railway
Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway 		  Terminus

51°44′45″N 0°51′18″E / 51.7457°N 0.8549°E / 51.7457; 0.8549


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