Welnetham railway station

{{Short description|Former railway station in England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2017}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Welnetham

| status = Disused

| image = Welnetham station (site), Suffolk (geograph 6608358).jpg

| caption = Station in 2020.

| borough = Welnetham, West Suffolk

| country = England

| platforms = 1

| original = Great Eastern Railway

| pregroup = Great Eastern Railway

| postgroup = London and North Eastern Railway

| years = 9 Aug 1865{{Butt-Stations}}

| events = Opened

| years1 = 10 Apr 1961

| events1 = Closed for passengers

| years2 = 13 July 1964

| events2 = closed for freight

}}

Welnetham railway station was on the Long Melford-Bury St Edmunds branch line, serving Great Whelnetham, Little Whelnetham and Sicklesmere in Suffolk. It opened in 1865 and closed in 1961;{{cite book|last=Quick|first=M. E.|title=Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology|year=2002|publisher=Railway and Canal Historical Society|location=Richmond|page=446|oclc=931112387}} later it was converted into a private residence.

The "Welnetham" station sign is on display at the National Railway Museum in York.

{{Disused Rail Start}}

{{Rail line|previous=Cockfield
Line and station closed |next=Bury St Edmunds Eastgate
Line and station closed |route=Great Eastern Railway
Long Melford-Bury St Edmunds Branch |col={{GER colour}} }}

{{rail end}}

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