Abbey and West Dereham railway station
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Abbey and West Dereham | |||||
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_geograph-3221892-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg) 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 | |||||
| Opened | 1 August 1882 | ||||
| Original company | Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 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 currently 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 |