Abbey and West Dereham railway station
Abbey and West Dereham | |
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Remains of the station seen in 1991 | |
General information | |
Location | West Dereham, King's Lynn and West Norfolk England |
Grid reference | TL656997 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
1 August 1882 | Station opens as Abbey |
1 January 1886 | Renamed Abbey for West Dereham |
1 July 1923 | Renamed Abbey and West Dereham |
22 September 1930 | Station closed to passengers |
31 January 1966 | closed for freight traffic |
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Abbey and West Dereham railway station was a railway station on the line between Downham Market and Stoke Ferry.[1] It served the village of West Dereham and the nearby St Mary's Abbey, in Norfolk, England. It was located south of the village on what is still called Station Road:
History
[edit]Opened as Abbey by the Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway on 1 August 1882,[2] the line was run from the beginning by the Great Eastern Railway (GER). The station was renamed twice: on 1 January 1886 it became Abbey for West Dereham; and in 1923 as a result of the Grouping the GER became part of the London and North Eastern Railway and the new owners renamed the station Abbey and West Dereham, this occurring on 1 July 1923.[2] The station closed to passenger traffic on 22 September 1930.[2]
The line became part of the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Allen, Cecil J. (1956) [1955]. The Great Eastern Railway (2nd ed.). Hampton Court, Surrey: Ian Allan.
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
- Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
External links
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Stoke Ferry Line and station closed |
Great Eastern Railway Stoke Ferry Branch |
Ryston Line and station closed |
52°34′13″N 0°26′37″E / 52.57035°N 0.44350°E