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Reepham railway station (Norfolk)

Coordinates: 52°46′06″N 1°06′50″E / 52.7684°N 1.1138°E / 52.7684; 1.1138
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Reepham (Norfolk)
Reepham railway station in 2008.
General information
LocationReepham, Broadland
England
Grid referenceTG101235
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingEast Norfolk Railway
Great Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon & North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 May 1882Opened as Reepham
1 November 1927Renamed Reepham (Norfolk)
15 September 1952Closed to passengers
13 July 1981Closed to freight

Reepham (Norfolk) was a railway station in Reepham, Norfolk. It was opened in 1882 and closed to passengers in 1952; it finally shut to goods services in 1981.[1] The tracks through Reepham remained in place until 1985, latterly serving a concrete factory in Lenwade.[2] The trackbed is preserved as part of the Marriott's Way long-distance footpath between Aylsham and Norwich.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Foulsham
Line and station closed
  Great Eastern   Cawston
Line and station closed

Future operations

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A speculative plan to create a heritage railway between Reepham station and Whitwell station has been proposed by the owner of the latter station, which is being developed as a railway centre.[2] This would include relaying the Themelthorpe Curve, built to link the former Great Eastern Railway and Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway routes; it was formerly the tightest radius curve on the British Rail network.

References

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  1. ^ Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites:Reepham Station
  2. ^ a b "Whitwell and Reepham Railway track laying plans". Norfolk Orbital Railway. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2024.

52°46′06″N 1°06′50″E / 52.7684°N 1.1138°E / 52.7684; 1.1138