Stow Bardolph railway station explained

Stow Bardolph
Status:Disused
Borough:Stow Bardolph, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Lynn and Ely Railway
Pregroup:Great Eastern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years:27 Oct 1846
Events:Opened as Stow
Years1:1 Jul 1923
Events1:Renamed
Stow Bardolph
Years2:4 Nov 1963
Events2:Closed for passengers
Years3:13 July 1964
Events3:closed for freight

Stow Bardolph railway station, in the parish of Stow Bardolph, Norfolk, served the villages of Stow Bardolph and Stowbridge. It closed in 1963.

The Lynn & Ely Railway Bill received the Royal Assent on 30 June 1845. Work started on the line in 1846 and the line and its stations were opened on 27 October 1846. Stow Station opened with the line and was situated South of Holme Gate Station and north of Downham Station. The line ran from Ely to Downham, the eventual destination being Ely.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Ref: CJ Allen and RVJ Butt