Flordon railway station

Flordon
Flordon
General information
Location	District of South Norfolk
Owned by	London and North Eastern Railway ; Eastern Region of British Railways
Managed by	Eastern Union Railway ; Great Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
Key dates
12 December 1849	Opened (Florden)
1875	Renamed (Flordon)
19 April 1965	Closed to freight
7 November 1966	Closed to passengers

Flordon railway station was a station in Flordon, Norfolk. It opened in 1849 when the line from London to Norwich was constructed. It was closed in 1966 as part of the Beeching Axe.

Former Services

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Swainsthorpe		Great Eastern Railway Great Eastern Main Line		Forncett

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

External links

Flordon station on navigable 1946 O. S. map

52°31′38″N 1°13′53″E / 52.5273°N 1.2314°E / 52.5273; 1.2314

[Butt-1] 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. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

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