Corton railway station explained

Corton
Status:Disused
Borough:Corton, East Suffolk
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway
Pregroup:Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway
Postgroup:Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway
British Railways
Years:13 July 1903
Events:Opened
Years1:13 July 1964
Events1:Closed to freight
Years2:4 May 1970
Events2:Closed to passengers

Corton railway station was a railway station serving the village of Corton, Suffolk[1] on the Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway line between Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft Central. The station opened on 13 July 1903.

The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1939 and may have had a coach visiting in 1935.[2] A coach was also positioned here by Eastern Region of British Railways from 1952 to 1954, then there were two coaches until the end of the 1960 season. These were replaced in 1961 by a Pullman camping coach which was joined by another Pullman in 1962 until all camping coaches in the region were withdrawn at the end of the 1965 season.[3]

The station closed, along with the rest of the line, on 4 May 1970.

Corton is the only station building, apart from Lowestoft Central, remaining on the route of the line. It is currently in use as a private residence, the trackbed has been filled to platform level, and while the canopy is still in existence, it is looking very run down and forlorn.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.edp24.co.uk/Content/Postcard_From/corton.asp Corton
  2. 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 .
  3. Book: McRae, Andrew. British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s . Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two) . Foxline . 1998 . 1-870119-53-3. 50.