Dunmow railway station

Dunmow railway station was a station serving Great Dunmow, Essex. The station was 9 miles 38 chains (15.25 km) from Bishop's Stortford on the Bishop's Stortford to Braintree branch line (Engineer's Line Reference BSB).

Dunmow
Dunmow railway station in 1976.
General information
Location	Great Dunmow, Uttlesford England
Coordinates	51.8676°N 0.3693°E / 51.8676; 0.3693
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Bishop's Stortford, Dunmow and Braintree Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
22 February 1869	Station opened
3 March 1952	regular passenger services ceased
August Bank Holiday 1964	last used by special excursion trains
1 April 1969	closed (goods)

History

The railway line through Dunmow was built by the Bishop's Stortford, Dunmow and Braintree Railway (BSD&BR). The line, including Dunmow station, was opened on 22 February 1869, and on the same day the BSD&BR company was absorbed by the Great Eastern Railway.^[1][2]

Regular services ended on 3 March 1952, but the station was last used by excursion trains in August 1964.^{[3] [4]} It closed to goods on 1 April 1969.^[5] The site and trackbed have been used for the B1256 Dunmow Bypass and no trace of the railway remains.

Route

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Easton Lodge		Great Eastern Railway Bishop's Stortford-Braintree Branch Line		Felsted

References

1. Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 118. CN 8983.
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 86. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
3. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 174
4. "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
5. "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.

Further reading

• Peter Paye (2010). Bishop's Stortford, Dunmow and Braintree Branch. Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-708-2.

External links

• Dunmow station on navigable 1946 O. S. map