Yarmouth Beach railway station
Yarmouth Beach | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth England |
| Grid reference | TG528081 |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Yarmouth & Stalham Light Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 7 August 1877 | Opened as Yarmouth |
| 5 April 1883 | Renamed Yarmouth Beach |
| 2 March 1959 | Closed[1] |
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Yarmouth Beach railway station was a railway station serving Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. It was opened in 1877 by the Great Yarmouth & Stalham Light Railway. In 1893 it was taken over by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway which had built a large network of track over East Anglia, initially conceived to transport holidaymakers from the Midlands to their destinations on the Norfolk coast. Acquiring Yarmouth Beach station fitted into this grand strategy. The line was also dependent on used by local travellers.[2]
Use of the line gradually began to decline and by the 1950s competition from the roads diminished passenger numbers. Yarmouth Beach and the line it stood on closed in 1959 along with most of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway network, now in British Railways hands. Following closure, the site was used as a coach station and the station buildings were demolished in 1986. The site is now a coach and car park.[3]
It lacked the direct routes of its rival at Yarmouth Vauxhall, instead taking a winding path across Norfolk without serving major towns.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown Halt | Midland and Great Northern Yarmouth Branch |
Terminus |
References
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 256.
- ^ Yarmouth Beach Railway Station
- ^ Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites:Yarmouth Beach Station