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East Rudham railway station

Coordinates: 52°48′12″N 0°43′38″E / 52.8034°N 0.7273°E / 52.8034; 0.7273
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East Rudham
Station in 1997.
General information
LocationEast Rudham, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk
England
Grid referenceTF839263
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLynn and Fakenham Railway
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
16 August 1880Opened (Rudham)
1 March 1882Renamed (East Rudham)
2 March 1959Closed to passengers[1]
3 April 1967Closed to freight

East Rudham railway station is a former station in East Rudham, Norfolk. It opened in 1880 and closed in 1959. It was on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway between South Lynn and Melton Constable.[2] Initially known as Rudham railway station, it changed its name to East Rudham after two years.

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Massingham   Midland and Great Northern   Raynham Park
The station in 2020 seen from Station Road, looking east

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 167. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17

52°48′12″N 0°43′38″E / 52.8034°N 0.7273°E / 52.8034; 0.7273