Caister-on-Sea railway station
Caister-on-Sea | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Great Yarmouth |
| Owned by | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Managed by | Great Yarmouth & Stalham Light Railway Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Key dates | |
| 7 August 1877 | Opened (Caister) |
| 1 January 1893 | Renamed (Caister-on-Sea) |
| 2 March 1959 | Closed |
Caister-on-Sea railway station is a former railway station in Norfolk, England. It was opened in 1877.[1] It later became part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway route from Birmingham to Great Yarmouth, predominantly used by holidaymakers. The station was a few miles north of the terminus at Yarmouth Beach railway station. The station closed with the rest of the line in 1959. Today Caister-on-Sea is without a railway station, the nearest being at Great Yarmouth railway station.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caister Camp Halt | Midland and Great Northern Yarmouth Line |
Newtown Halt |
References
- ^ Yarmouth Beach Railway Station Archived 19 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine