Wilby railway station

Wilby
Location
Place	Wilby
Area	Mid Suffolk
Coordinates	52°18′37″N 1°18′04″E / 52.3104°N 1.3010°ECoordinates: 52°18′37″N 1°18′04″E / 52.3104°N 1.3010°E
Grid reference	TM251731
Operations
Original company	Mid-Suffolk Light Railway
Pre-grouping	Mid-Suffolk Light Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms	1
History
29 September 1908[1]	Station opened
28 July 1952[1]	Station closed
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Wilby railway station was located approximately 1 km north-east of Wilby, Suffolk. It was on the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway between Stradbroke and the terminus at Laxfield.^[2] It opened on 29 September 1908, and closed on 28 July 1952,^[1] 44 years after it had opened for passenger traffic.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Stradbroke Line and station closed		Mid-Suffolk Light Railway		Laxfield Line and station closed

References

1. 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. p. 250. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
2. Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 12, section B3. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.