Mendlesham railway station

Mendlesham
Location
Place	Mendlesham
Area	Suffolk
Operations
Original company	Mid-Suffolk Light Railway
Post-grouping	LNER and then British Railways
Platforms	1
History
29 September 1908	Station opens
28 July 1952	Station closes
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Mendlesham railway station was a station on the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway.

History

Mendlesham railway station was in the village of Mendlesham, Suffolk. It was from Haughley to Laxfield. The station was opened in 1908 and closed in 1952.

The Station was 4 miles from Haughley and was made up of a 130 ft platform with the standard MSlR corrugated iron clad station building with an open waiting room with an ornate fronted canopy with a booking office on the left side and a store room on the other side. This building makes up part of the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Society collection.

Former Services

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

External links

• Mendlesham station on 1946 O. S. map

References

• 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

Coordinates: 52°14′49″N 1°04′42″E / 52.24681°N 1.07841°E / 52.24681; 1.07841