Ryburgh railway station

Ryburgh
Location
Place	Great Ryburgh
Area	North Norfolk, Norfolk
Grid reference	TF957273
Operations
Pre-grouping	Eastern Counties Railway Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London & North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms	1
History
20 March 1849	Opened
5 October 1964	Closed to passengers
1 August 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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Ryburgh railway station was a railway station in the village of Great Ryburgh in the English county of Norfolk.

History

The station opened in 1857, when the line between Dereham and Wells opened as part of the Norfolk Railway. The entire line, between Wymondham and Wells became part of the Great Eastern Railway in 1862.^[1]

The passenger service between Dereham and Wells ended on 5 October 1964,^[2] although the line remained open for goods trains as far as Fakenham. 1978 saw the formation of the Fakenham and Dereham Railway Society, a forerunner of the Mid-Norfolk Railway, which hoped to preserve the line between these two towns.

A charter train ran as far as Fakenham in 1979, but the section of line between Ryburgh and Fakenham was closed from 1 January 1980. The last freight train left Ryburgh in August 1981, but the section remained intact for a while longer. A weedkiller train visited Ryburgh in May 1982 and the Neptune Track Recorder unit reached Ryburgh level crossing in August 1982, after which the section was officially closed and lifted.^[3]

Future use

This station would be restored as part of the Mid-Norfolk Railway's eventual plans to return to Fakenham. It may also become part of a larger Norfolk Orbital Railway network, which proposes seeing public service trains running from Sheringham to Wymondham.

Services

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Fakenham East Line and station closed		British Rail Eastern Region Wymondham to Wells via East Dereham		County School Line and station closed
	Proposed Heritage railways
Fakenham Station closed		Mid-Norfolk Railway		County School Line and station closed
	Future services
Fakenham Station closed		Norfolk Orbital Railway Mid-Norfolk Railway		County School Line and station closed

See also

• List of closed railway stations in Norfolk

References

1. MNR history of the line Mid-Norfolk Railway web site
2. Tuddenham, 1965, page 87
3. MNR: The line's rebirth Mid-Norfolk Railway web site

Bibliography

• Tuddenham, E. (March 1965). "Railway World". Ian Allan.

External links

• Photo of final train at Rybugh station.
• View southwards over the Ryburgh station site.

Coordinates: 52°48′30″N 0°54′12″E / 52.8082°N 0.9032°E