Watton railway station (England)
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Watton | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Watton, Norfolk England | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Thetford and Watton Railway[1] | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 18 Oct 1869 | Opened as Watton[1] | ||||
| 1 Jul 1923 | Renamed Watton (Norfolk) | ||||
| 15 Jun 1964 | Closed for passengers | ||||
| 19 April 1965 | closed for freight | ||||
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Watton railway station was located in Watton, Norfolk. It was on the Great Eastern Railway line between Swaffham and Thetford, and closed for passengers in 1964[2] and freight in 1965 as part of the Beeching Axe. After closure the station was demolished and the area redeveloped leaving no trace of the station or the railway.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holme Hale Line and station closed |
Great Eastern Railway Bury and Thetford (Swaffham Branch) |
Stow Bedon Line and station closed | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ↑ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 444. OCLC 931112387.
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[edit]Categories:
- Former railway stations in Norfolk
- Former Great Eastern Railway stations
- Beeching closures in England
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1869
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964
- 1869 establishments in England
- Watton, Norfolk
- East of England railway station stubs
- Norfolk building and structure stubs

