Eye railway station

For other similarly named former stations, see Berrington and Eye railway station and Eye Green railway station.

Eye
Site of the station (1997)
General information
LocationEye, Mid Suffolk
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMellis and Eye Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 Apr 1867Opened
2 Feb 1931Closed for passengers
13 July 1964Closed for freight
Location

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. 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

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.

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