Reepham railway station (Norfolk) explained

Reepham (Norfolk)
Status:Disused
Borough:Reepham, Broadland
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Pregroup:East Norfolk Railway
Great Eastern Railway
Postgroup:London & North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Years:1 May 1882
Events:Opened as Reepham
Years1:1 November 1927
Events1:Renamed Reepham (Norfolk)
Years2:15 September 1952
Events2:Closed to passengers
Years3:13 July 1981
Events3:Closed to freight

Reepham (Norfolk) was a railway station in Reepham, Norfolk. It was opened in 1882 and closed to passengers in 1952; it finally shut to goods services in 1981.[1] The tracks through Reepham remained in place until 1985, latterly serving a concrete factory in Lenwade.[2] The trackbed is preserved as part of the Marriott's Way long-distance footpath between Aylsham and Norwich.

Future operations

A speculative plan to create a heritage railway between Reepham station and Whitwell station has been proposed by the owner of the latter station, which is being developed as a railway centre.[2] This would include relaying the Themelthorpe Curve, built to link the former Great Eastern Railway and Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway routes; it was formerly the tightest radius curve on the British Rail network.

References

  1. http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/r/reepham/index.shtml Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites:Reepham Station
  2. Web site: Whitwell and Reepham Railway track laying plans. . Norfolk Orbital Railway . 18 March 2018 . 13 January 2024 .

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