Belton and Burgh railway station explained

Belton & Burgh
Status:Disused
Borough:Belton with Browston, Great Yarmouth
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Pregroup:Eastern Counties Railway
Great Eastern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Years:1 June 1859
Events:Opened as Belton
Years1:1 July 1923
Events1:Renamed Belton and Burgh
Years2:2 November 1959
Events2:Closed[1]

Belton & Burgh (originally Belton) was a railway station serving the Norfolk villages of Belton and Burgh Castle. It once saw trains on the main line from to London, but was closed in 1959 as part of a major re-evaluation of the British Railways network. It was on a connecting branch between Great Yarmouth and .[2]

The site of the station can still be located. It is now a modern house where Station Road South meets Station Road North. A notable bump in the road signifies where the track once crossed. The station was on the left, travelling north to south, with the house having a "Platform 3" sign hanging by the driveway. On the right, an access road to a camp site is on the old track bed heading towards St. Olaves.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Quick, M E. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 73. 931112387.
  2. http://www.beltonhistory.co.uk/gallery/displayimage.php?album=22&pos=2 Belton & District Historical Society - The railway line from Gt. Yarmouth Southtown to St. Olaves/File0182a