Hilgay railway station
Hilgay | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Norfolk |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Lynn and Ely Railway[1] East Anglian Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 25 October 1847 | Opened as Hilgay Fen[1] |
| 1 October 1896 | Renamed Hilgay |
| 4 November 1963 | Closed |
Hilgay railway station was a station in Hilgay, Norfolk, which is now closed. It was on the Fen Line between King's Lynn and Cambridge. It was closed in 1963 along with nearby Stow Bardolph.
Accident
- On 1 June 1939, a passenger train was in collision with a lorry on an occupation crossing just north of the station and was derailed.[2]
Route
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littleport Line and station open |
Great Eastern Railway Fen Line |
Ouse Bridge Line open, station closed |
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Earnshaw, Alan (1990). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 6. Penryn: Atlantic Books. p. 21. ISBN 0-906899-37-0.