Mellis railway station

Mellis railway station

Mellis railway station was a station in Mellis, Suffolk. It was opened in 1849 on the Great Eastern Main Line from London to Norwich. Later, a shuttle service branch line was opened to nearby Eye, with a short lived intermediate station at Yaxley.

Mellis was closed as part of the Beeching Axe on 7 November 1966. The branch line to Eye had closed to passengers as early as 2 February 1931.


Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Diss   Great Eastern Railway
Main Line		   Finningham
Terminus   Great Eastern Railway
Eye Branch		   Yaxley Halt

External links

Coordinates: 52°19′43″N 1°04′48″E / 52.32872°N 1.07987°E / 52.32872; 1.07987


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Diss railway station — Diss BR standard class 7 70013 Oliver Cromwell approaching …   Wikipedia

  • Mildenhall railway station — For Mildenhall Road railway station, see Shippea Hill railway station. Mildenhall Location Place Mildenhall, Suffolk Area Suffolk Operations …   Wikipedia

  • Clare railway station — Clare Clare railway station in 2008 Location Place Clare …   Wikipedia

  • Mendlesham railway station — Mendlesham Location Place Mendlesham Area Suffolk Operations Original company Mid Suffolk Light Railway …   Wikipedia

  • Marlesford railway station — Marlesford Marlesford station buildings in Dec 2008. Location Place …   Wikipedia

  • Corton railway station — Corton Location Place Corton Area Waveney, Suffolk …   Wikipedia

  • Cockfield railway station — Cockfield Location Place Cockfield, Suffolk Area Suffolk Operations History 9 Aug 1865 …   Wikipedia

  • Orwell railway station — Orwell station is a disused station on the Felixstowe Branch Line. The station was opened on the 1st May 1877 and served the small village of Nacton. The main reason for its construction is that the builder of the Felixstowe Branch Line, Colonel… …   Wikipedia

  • Claydon (Suffolk) railway station — Claydon railway station was a station in Claydon, Suffolk. It closed in 1963. External links Claydon station on navigable 1946 O. S. map …   Wikipedia

  • Eye (Suffolk) railway station — Eye railway station was a station in Eye, Suffolk. It was on a single stop branch from Mellis. In the 1840s, the town leaders of Eye has unsuccessfully lobbied to have the new main line from London to Norwich run through Eye, instead the line was …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”