Long Melford-Bury St Edmunds branch line
Encyclopedia
The Long Melford–Bury St Edmunds branch line was a railway between Long Melford
on the Stour Valley Railway
and Bury St Edmunds on the Ipswich to Ely Line
. The line opened on 9 August 1865 and closed to passengers on 10 April 1961 and freight on 19 April 1965.
Long Melford
Long Melford is a large village and civil parish in the county of Suffolk, England. It is on Suffolk's border with Essex, which is marked by the River Stour, approximately from Colchester and from Bury St. Edmunds...
on the Stour Valley Railway
Stour Valley Railway
The Stour Valley Railway is a partially closed railway line that ran between , near Cambridge and in Essex, England. The line opened in sections between 1849 and 1865...
and Bury St Edmunds on the Ipswich to Ely Line
Ipswich to Ely Line
The Ipswich to Ely Line is a railway line linking East Anglia to the English Midlands via Ely. There is also a branch line to . Passenger services are operated by National Express East Anglia...
. The line opened on 9 August 1865 and closed to passengers on 10 April 1961 and freight on 19 April 1965.
Sources
- Bury St Edmunds–Long Melford branch at Subterranea Britannica