Coryton railway station served the village of

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(later Coryton) and the

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, England, between 1901 and 1952.

History

The station opened on 22 June 1901. Its original name was Kynochtown after the workers' village nearby. The original station had a wooden platform 100 ft long, with a building housing male and female toilets and a waiting shelter, also made of wood. It was lit by large oil lamps. During the

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, the station's platform was extended at both ends in wood. In around 1917, a further extension in brick was added. After the war ended, the Kynoch site was sold to

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and the station was subsequently renamed Coryton, along with the village. By this time, it was realised that the station (indeed the whole railway) would never be so busy again, so the wooden platform was demolished, leaving just the brick extension, with a ramp made from old sleepers added at its left end. The station building was resited at ground level a short distance away. The brick platform itself had one metal seat, but no other facilities. There were a number of sidings at the station, which became overgrown in later years.

Closure

The station closed when passenger services on the line ended in 1952. In the years immediately afterwards, the wooden building was demolished and the station became heavily infested with weeds. In 1986, the station was repaired by

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References

* * {{Closed stations Essex Disused railway stations in Essex Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1901 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1952