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Raydon Wood railway station

Raydon Wood
Location
Place Raydon
Area Suffolk
Operations
Original company Eastern Union & Hadleigh Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms 1
History
2 Sep 1847 Opened as Raydon
1 Oct 1895 Renamed Raydon Wood
29 Feb 1932 Closed
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Raydon Wood railway station was a station in Suffolk, on a short branch line from Bentley Junction to Hadleigh. There was a goods shed on a passing loop which included a small siding on the south side of the station at the Bentley end.

Together with Capel it was extensively used for handling supplies in World War II for a nearby United States Army Air Forces base, later known as RAF Raydon.

The line opened in 1847 and closed to passenger traffic in 1932, with freight services lingering on until 1965.

The station building still stands and is in use as a coal merchant's depot.

Coordinates: 52°01′26″N 1°00′08″E / 52.0238°N 1.0021°E / 52.0238; 1.0021



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