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}}
==References==
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External links
- [http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#588,258,1 Welnetham station on navigable 1946 O. S. map]
- {{subbrit|w/welnetham}}
{{Closed stations Suffolk}}
{{coord|52.1973|N|0.7745|E|display=title|type:railwaystation_region:GB}}
Category:Disused railway stations in Suffolk
Category:Former Great Eastern Railway stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1865
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1961
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