Cold Norton railway station

Cold Norton railway station served the village of Cold Norton, Essex. It was opened on 1 October 1889 by the Great Eastern Railway on a single-track branch line (Engineer's Line Reference WFM) from Woodham Ferrers to Maldon East. The station was 3 miles 31 chains (5.45 km) from Wickford Junction^[2] and had a single platform on the west side of the running line and a passing (goods) loop, a station building, a parcels shed, goods sidings, and a 30-level signal box which was reduced to a ground frame in 1939.^[3] The station name was originally Cold Norton for Purleigh and Stow Maries this was later changed to Cold Norton for Latchingdon.^[3]

Cold Norton
Location of the railway bridge and railway workers cottages in 1984
General information
Location	Cold Norton, Maldon England
Coordinates	51.6718°N 0.6738°E / 51.6718; 0.6738
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Eastern Railway[1]
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 October 1889[1]	Opened
10 September 1939[1]	Closed
Location

There was a fatal railway accident near Cold Norton in 1899.^[4]

The station was closed to passengers in September 1939 but the line remained in use for goods traffic until 1953^[5] 1959.^[6]