Earls Colne railway station

Earls Colne
The former station in 1992
General information
Location	Earls Colne, Braintree England
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Colne Valley and Halstead Railway
Pre-grouping	Colne Valley and Halstead Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1882	Opened as Ford Gate[1]
1 May 1889	Renamed Colne
1 May 1905	Renamed Earls Colne
1 Jan 1962	Closed for passengers
28 December 1964	closed for freight

Earls Colne railway station was located in Earls Colne, Essex. It was 53 miles 77 chains (86.84 km) from London Liverpool Street via Marks Tey.^[2]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Halstead		Colne Valley and Halstead Railway		White Colne

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: COV mileages".

External links

• Earls Colne station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
• "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.

51.9356°N 0.6879°E / 51.9356; 0.6879