Eye railway station
Disused railway station in Suffolk, England
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Eye railway station was located in Eye, Suffolk on a branch from Mellis. It was 94 miles 24 chains (151.8 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street.[2] It was closed to passengers on 2 February 1931 and to goods on 13 July 1964.
Former Services
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaxley Halt | Great Eastern Railway Eye Branch |
Terminus | ||
Eye | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Site of the station (1997) | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Eye, Mid Suffolk England | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | Mellis and Eye Railway[1] | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 2 Apr 1867 | Opened[1] | ||||
| 2 Feb 1931 | Closed for passengers[1] | ||||
| 13 July 1964 | Closed for freight | ||||
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In the 1840s, the town leaders of Eye unsuccessfully lobbied to have the new main line from London to Norwich run through Eye – instead, the line was routed through nearby Diss, which had an enormous effect on the prosperity and growth of that town. Eye got its own station on a later branch line, of much less importance, opening some time later.