St Germain's railway station explained

St Germain's
Status:Disused
Borough:Wiggenhall St. Germans, Norfolk
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Original:Lynn and Ely Railway
Years:27 Oct 1846
Events:Opened
Years1:Oct 1850
Events1:Closed

St. Germain's railway station was located on the line between and Watlington.[1] It served the parish of Wiggenhall St. Germans, and closed in 1850.

History

The Bill for the Lynn and Ely Railway (L&ER) received the Royal Assent on 30 June 1845. Work started on the line in 1846.The first section of the L&ER opened on 27 October 1846 between Lynn and Downham,[2] and included a station at St Germain's. St Germain's station opened with the line and was situated between Watlington station and King's Lynn. It did not last long, being closed in October 1850, by which time the L&ER had amalgamated with other railways to form the East Anglian Railway.

References

52.6979°N 0.391°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dewick, Tony. 2002. Complete Atlas of Railway Station Names. Ian Allan. 0-7110-2798-6.
  2. Book: Allen, Cecil J. . The Great Eastern Railway . 2nd . 1956 . 1955 . . Hampton Court . 33,214 .