Rayne railway station

Rayne railway station was located in Rayne, Essex. The station was 15 miles 54 chains (25.23 km) from Bishop's Stortford on the Bishop's Stortford to Braintree branch line (Engineer's Line Reference BSB). The station closed in 1952.

Rayne
Rayne railway station in 2005
General information
Location	Braintree England
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Bishops Stortford, Dunmow and Braintree Railway[1]
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
22 Feb 1869[1]	Opened
3 Mar 1952[1]	Closed for regular passenger traffic
7 December 1964[2]	Closed for freight

History

The station is now the headquarters for the Essex Ranger Service and the visitor centre for the Flitch Way.^[3] The building was listed at Grade II by Historic England in July 2015.^[4]

Route

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Bannister Green Halt		Great Eastern Railway Bishop's Stortford-Braintree Branch Line		Braintree

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
2. "Disused Stations: Rayne Station".
3. "Flitch Way - Discovering Essex - making tracks countryside through the Essex Countryside" (PDF). 5 November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
4. Historic England. "Rayne Railway Station, 4 Station Road, Rayne, Braintree, Essex, CM77 6RX (Grade II) (1425096)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

Further reading

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

External links

• Rayne station on Subterranea Britannica

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