Tiptree railway station

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]

Tiptree
Location	Tiptree, Colchester England
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 October 1904	Opened
7 May 1951	Closed

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]

References

1. "ELR: KET mileages".
2. Butt, R. V. J. (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.
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.

External links

• Tiptree station on navigable 1946 O. S. map

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Inworth		Great Eastern Railway Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway		Tolleshunt Knights