Stow Bardolph railway station

Stow Bardolph
Location
Place Stow Bardolph
Area King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Grid reference TF606070
Operations
Original company Lynn and Ely Railway[1]
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms 2
History
27 Oct 1846 Opened as Stow[1]
1 Jul 1923 Renamed
Stow Bardolph[1]
4 Nov 1963 Closed[1]
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Stow Bardolph railway station served the village of Stow Bardolph, Norfolk. It closed in 1963.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Downham Market
Line and station open		   Great Eastern Railway
Fen Line		   Holme
Line open, station closed


The Lynn & Ely Railway Bill received the Royal Assent on 30 June 1845. Work started on the line in 1846 and the line and its stations were opened on 27 October 1846. Stow Station opened with the line and was situated South of Holme Gate Station and north of Downham Station. The line ran from Ely to Downham, the eventual destination being Ely. Ref: CJ Allen and RVJ Butt

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 221. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.

External links

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Coordinates: 52°38′15″N 0°22′21″E / 52.6374°N 0.3726°E / 52.6374; 0.3726

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