Burnham on Crouch Station
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The photograph on this page of Burnham on Crouch Station by Stephen McKay as part of the Geograph project.
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Burnham on Crouch Station
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 13 Jun 2015
Unusually for a British branch line, the penultimate station before the terminus at Southminster serves a larger and more important place. As this view shows, Burnham's station was once more extensive than it is now - the passing loop and down platform having gone many years ago. Nevertheless, unlike several other stations on the line, Burnham retains a booking office, albeit only open for a few hours on weekday mornings, and even has a small coffee shop (note the stacked tables and chairs - this was not really a morning conducive to sitting out of doors). Defying a threat of closure, which had lingered around for many years, the line was electrified in 1986.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.633565
Longitude
0.813704