Maldon West railway station

Maldon West
General information
LocationMaldon, Maldon
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 October 1889Opened as Maldon West
22 May 1916Closed
1 August 1919Reopened as Maldon West Halt
10 September 1939Permanently closed

Maldon West railway station served the town of Maldon, Essex. It was opened on 1 October 1889 by the Great Eastern Railway on a branch line from Woodham Ferrers to Maldon. It was closed in 1916 during World War I but reopened as a halt in 1919. The Engineer's Line Reference for the line is WFM, the station was 7 miles 16 chains (11.59 km) from Wickford Junction.

The station was permanently closed to passenger services in September 1939 but the line remained in use for goods traffic until 1959.

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