Reepham railway station

For the station of the same name in Lincolnshire, see Reepham railway station (Lincolnshire). For the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway station, see Whitwell & Reepham railway station.
Reepham (Norfolk)

Reepham railway station in 2008.
Location
Place Reepham
Area Broadland, Norfolk
Grid reference TG101235
Operations
Pre-grouping East Norfolk Railway
Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London & North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms 2
History
1 May 1882 Opened
1 November 1927 Renamed (Reepham (Norfolk))
15 September 1952 Closed to passengers
13 July 1981 Closed to freight
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Reepham (Norfolk) was a railway station in Reepham, Norfolk. It was opened in 1882 and closed to passengers in 1952 and finally shut to goods services in 1981.[1] The tracks through Reepham remained in place until 1985, latterly serving a concrete factory in Lenwade.

The trackbed is currently preserved as part of the Marriott's Way long-distance footpath.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Foulsham
Line and station closed
  Great Eastern   Cawston
Line and station closed

Future Operations

A speculative plan to create a heritage railway between Reepham station and Whitwell station has been proposed by the owner of the latter station, which is being developed as a railway centre. This would include relaying the Themelthorpe Curve, built to link the former Great Eastern Railway and Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway routes - formerly the tightest radius curve on the British Rail network.

References

  1. Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites:Reepham Station

Coordinates: 52°46′06″N 1°06′50″E / 52.7684°N 1.1138°E / 52.7684; 1.1138


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