Narborough and Pentney railway station explained

Narborough and Pentney
Status:Disused
Borough:Narborough, Norfolk
Country:England
Platforms:2
Pregroup:Great Eastern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Years:27 October 1846
Events:Opened as
Narborough
Years1:1 July 1923
Events1:Renamed
Narborough and Pentney
Years2:9 September 1968
Events2:Closed to passengers

Narborough and Pentney station was in Norfolk, serving the villages of Narborough and Pentney.

History

It was on the line between King's Lynn and Swaffham opening with the line on 27 October 1846 and temporarily the terminus of the branch from Lynn. Nine months after Narborough station opened, its owner, the Lynn & Dereham Railway, was taken over by the East Anglian Railway (EAR). The line to Swaffham was opened 19 days after the EAR took over, on 10 August 1847.[1] It was closed in 1968.

References

52.6899°N 0.5758°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Cobb, M. H.. 2006. The Railways of Great Britain, Historical Atlas, Second Edition. 07110-3236X.