North Walsham Town railway station explained

North Walsham Town
Status:Disused
Borough:North Walsham, North Norfolk, Norfolk
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Pregroup:Yarmouth & North Norfolk Railway
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Postgroup:Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Years:13 June 1881
Events:Opened (North Walsham)
Years1:27 September 1948
Events1:Renamed (North Walsham Town)
Years2:2 March 1959
Events2:Closed to passengers[1]
Years3:1 January 1966
Events3:Closed to freight

North Walsham Town railway station was a station in North Walsham, Norfolk. It served the now closed Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway lines to Melton Constable via Aylsham, Melton Constable via Mundesley and Sheringham, and Great Yarmouth via Potter Heigham. It was closed in 1959[2] when the rest of the line was shut by British Railways, as it was considered unprofitable.

There was another station in the town, on the Great Eastern Railway network historically known as 'North Walsham Main' but now simply known as North Walsham railway station.

References

  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford,, p. 174.
  2. Book: Quick, M. E.. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 320. 931112387.

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