Aylsham North railway station explained

Aylsham North
Status:Disused
Borough:Aylsham, Broadland
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Pregroup:Eastern & Midlands Railway
Postgroup:Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Years:5 April 1883
Events:Opened as Aylsham Town
Years1:c.1902
Events1:Renamed Aylsham
Years2:27 September 1948
Events2:Renamed Aylsham North
Years3:2 March 1959
Events3:Closed

Aylsham North railway station (originally Aylsham Town and later known as Aylsham) was a station in Aylsham, Norfolk, on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway line from the Midlands to the Norfolk coast. It was closed in 1959, along with the rest of the line. The station was demolished following its closure and is now a car park for the Weavers Way; this footpath follows the old trackbed to Yarmouth.[1]

History

Opened by the Eastern and Midlands Railway, Aylsham North became a Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway station. During the Grouping of 1923, it converted to a joint operation of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the London and North Eastern Railway, with the latter taking sole operation in 1936.

The station then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways upon nationalisation in 1948 and was closed by the British Transport Commission, along with the rest of the line, in 1959.

The site today

The only remaining structure in the yard is the goods depot, which is visible from the road.

See also

External sources

52.8029°N 1.2608°W

Notes and References

  1. http://web.ukonline.co.uk/Members/rj.cullen/Site.htm Norfolk By Rail – Private Railways and Heritage Locations