Tiptree railway station

Tiptree
General information
LocationTiptree, Colchester
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyKelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 October 1904Opened
7 May 1951Closed

Tiptree railway station was on the Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway, serving the village of Tiptree, Essex, England. The station was 3 miles 39 chains (5.61 km) from Kelvedon Low Level railway station.[1]

The station was opened in 1904. It was closed, along with the rest of the line for passengers, on 7 May 1951.[2]

A short siding ran from the station into the Wilkin & Sons jam factory for freight traffic.[3] The section between the jam factory and Kelvedon, through the closed Tiptree station, continued in use for freight traffic until 28 September 1962.[4]

  1. ^ "ELR: KET mileages".
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "A Potted History". Wilkin & Sons. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  4. ^ Keith Lovell (1999). "The Crab and Winkle Line". Tollesbury.org. Retrieved 26 July 2011.