Maldon East and Heybridge railway station
Maldon East and Heybridge | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Maldon and Heybridge, Maldon, England |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Eastern Counties Railway Maldon, Witham & Braintree Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 2 October 1848 | Opened as Maldon |
| 1 October 1889 | Renamed Maldon East |
| 1 Oct 1907 | Renamed Maldon East and Heybridge |
| 7 September 1964 | Closed for passengers |
| 1966 | closed completely |
Maldon East and Heybridge railway station served the town of Maldon and village of Heybridge in Essex, England. It was opened in 1848 by the Maldon, Witham & Braintree Railway (MWBR) on a branch line from Witham to Maldon. It was originally named Maldon but was renamed Maldon East in 1889 and then Maldon East and Heybridge in 1907.
It was a terminus station located at the end of two branch lines from Witham and Woodham Ferrers. A plan dated 1920 shows that the station had a goods shed and a two-road engine shed. A turntable was situated adjacent to the station building and there were sidings that served the Blackwater Canal and the river wharf.
The line and the station closed to passenger services in 1964 as part of the Beeching closures.