Coltishall railway station explained

Coltishall
Type:Station on heritage railway
Borough:Coltishall, Broadland, Norfolk
Country:England
Coordinates:52.7336°N 1.3593°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Operator:Bure Valley Railway
Platforms:2
Original:East Norfolk Railway
Pregroup:Great Eastern Railway
Postgroup:London & North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Years:8 July 1879
Events:Opened
Years1:15 September 1952
Events1:Closed to passengers
Years2:19 April 1965
Events2:Closed to freight
Years3:10 July 1990
Events3:Re-opened to passengers (BVR)

Coltishall railway station serves the village of Coltishall in Norfolk, and is currently operated by the Bure Valley Railway.

Standard gauge operation

The railway line from Wroxham to County School opened in 1880, with a station at Coltishall. This was a branch line, joined at County School to the Great Eastern Railway's service from Dereham to Wells-next-the-Sea. The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1939.[1] Passenger services were ended in 1952 by the Eastern Region of British Railways, and Coltishall station closed. The original station buildings are now privately owned and operated as bed and breakfast accommodation.[2]

Bure Valley Railway

The line from Wroxham to Aylsham was reopened in 1990 as a narrow gauge railway. The station at Coltishall was reopened as part of this development.[3] The station is a request stop, although many trains are obliged to stop here as it is also a passing place on the single-track railway. There are two platforms. The station is located near to the village of Coltishall, although some distance from its main tourist destinations, the former RAF Coltishall airbase, and the staithe.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: McRae, Andrew. British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region) . Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One) . Foxline . 1997 . 1-870119-48-7. 10 .
  2. See Go See Norfolk reference.
  3. Referenced at BVR official website.
  4. See reference at Tour Norfolk.