Abbey and West Dereham railway station

Abbey and West Dereham

Remains of the station seen in 1991
Location
Place West Dereham
Area King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Grid reference TL656997
Operations
Original company Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms 2
History
1 August 1882 (1882-08-01) 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
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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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 abbey, in Norfolk, England.

History

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

  1. ↑ Conolly 1976, p. 17, section F5.
  2. 1 2 3 Butt 1995, p. 11.

References

External links

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Stoke Ferry
Line and station closed		   Great Eastern Railway
Stoke Ferry Branch		   Ryston
Line and station closed

Coordinates: 52°34′13″N 0°26′37″E / 52.57035°N 0.44350°E / 52.57035; 0.44350

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