Flordon | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Flordon, District of South Norfolk |
Country: | England |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 2 |
Pregroup: | Eastern Union Railway Great Eastern Railway |
Postgroup: | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
Years: | 12 December 1849 |
Events: | Opened as Florden |
Years1: | 1875 |
Events1: | Renamed Flordon |
Years2: | 19 April 1965 |
Events2: | Closed to freight |
Years3: | 7 November 1966 |
Events3: | Closed to passengers |
Flordon railway station served the village of Flordon, Norfolk. It was opened in 1849, when the line from London Liverpool Street to Norwich Victoria was constructed; the station was served by Eastern Union Railway stopping services between Norwich and Ipswich. It was closed in 1966, as a result of the Beeching Axe, along with other smaller stations between Norwich and Ipswich.[1] The line through the former station site continues to operate today, hosting electric inter-city services between London Liverpool Street and Norwich.
Flordon station was built as a stop on the Eastern Union Railway service between Ipswich and Norwich Victoria.