Maldon West railway station

Maldon West railway station served the town of Maldon, Essex. It was opened on 1 October 1889 by the Great Eastern Railway on a branch line from Woodham Ferrers to Maldon. It was closed in 1916 during World War I but reopened as a halt in 1919. The Engineer's Line Reference for the line is WFM, the station was 7 miles 16 chains (11.59 km) from Wickford Junction.^[2]

Maldon West
General information
Location	Maldon, Maldon England
Platforms	2
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 as Maldon West
22 May 1916[1]	Closed
1 August 1919[1]	Reopened as Maldon West Halt
10 September 1939[1]	Permanently closed
Location

The station was permanently closed to passenger services in September 1939 but the line remained in use for goods traffic until 1959. Until the late 1980s the north and south portals of the tunnel could be seen and platforms survived however the entire site is now under the A414/Maldon Bypass.