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Sturmer railway station

Coordinates: 52°04′05″N 0°28′34″E / 52.0681°N 0.4761°E / 52.0681; 0.4761
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Sturmer
The site of the station in 2020
General information
LocationSturmer, Braintree
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
9 August 1865Opened
6 March 1967Closed

Sturmer railway station was a station that served the village of Sturmer, Essex, England. It opened in 1865 on the Stour Valley Railway between Sudbury and Cambridge.

The station and line closed in 1967[1][2] as part of the Beeching cuts.

The station building still stands today as a private residence.

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 347. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ 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. p. 223. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Haverhill
Line and station closed
  Great Eastern Railway
Stour Valley Railway
  Stoke
Line and station closed

52°04′05″N 0°28′34″E / 52.0681°N 0.4761°E / 52.0681; 0.4761