Drayton railway station explained

Drayton
Status:Disused
Borough:Drayton, Norfolk
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Lynn and Fakenham Railway
Pregroup:Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Years:2 December 1882
Events:Opened as
Costessey and Drayton
Years1:1 February 1883
Events1:Renamed Drayton
Years2:before 1903
Events2:Renamed Drayton for Costessey
Years3:2 March 1959
Events3:Closed

Drayton railway station is a former station in Norfolk, England. Constructed by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway in the 1880s, on the line between Melton Constable and Norwich, it was closed to passengers in 1959. It served the settlement of Drayton now on the outskirts of Norwich. The site is now home to an industrial site. Many of the buildings follow the old footings of the platform and other buildings. Several of the railway bridges in this area have been filled in or removed. The footings for the bridge entering Drayton from Norwich is now a house.[1] Its former site is now on Marriott's Way.[2]

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52.675°N 1.2206°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2007-12-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080216073716/http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/article/ncc037183.pdf . 2008-02-16 .
  2. http://www.peterboggis.co.uk/Cycle-ride3a.htm Cycle Ride Three