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Aspall and Thorndon railway station

Coordinates: 52°15′13″N 1°10′26″E / 52.25349°N 1.17395°E / 52.25349; 1.17395
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Aspall and Thorndon
General information
LocationAspall, Mid Suffolk
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMid-Suffolk Light Railway
Pre-groupingMid-Suffolk Light Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
29 September 1908Station opens
28 July 1952Station closes

Aspall and Thorndon was a railway station on the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway. This station was located with Aspall to the south, Debenham 2.5 miles further south and Thorndon 3.5 miles to the north-west.

History

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Opened by the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, Aspall station was located eight miles from Haughley and had a similar sized building to Mendlesham but the station was the only one on the line not to have an open-fronted waiting room.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Brockford and Wetheringsett   Mid-Suffolk Light Railway   Kenton

References

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  • Comfort, N. A. (1986) The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-338-9
  • Paye, P. (1986) The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, Wild Swan Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-874103-81-X

52°15′13″N 1°10′26″E / 52.25349°N 1.17395°E / 52.25349; 1.17395