Swaffham railway station

Coordinates: 52°39′08″N 0°41′12″E / 52.6522°N 0.6868°E / 52.6522; 0.6868
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Swaffham
General information
LocationNorfolk
Platforms2
History
Original companyLynn and Dereham Railway
East Anglian Railway[1]
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
10 Aug 1847Opened[1]
9 Sep 1968Closed to passengers

Swaffham railway station was located in Swaffham, Norfolk. It was the junction for lines to King's Lynn, Dereham and Thetford. The Thetford branch closed on 15 June 1964, and the station closed to passengers on 9 September 1968.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Narborough and Pentney
Line and station closed
  Great Eastern Railway
Lynn and Dereham Railway
  Sporle
Line and station closed
Terminus   Great Eastern Railway
Bury and Thetford (Swaffham Branch)
  Holme Hale
Line and station closed

References

  1. ^ 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.

Further reading

  • Lock, R C H. "Swaffham 1953 - A typical working day". Great Eastern Railway Journal (63): 16. – gives a description of operations at this station in 1953

External links

52°39′08″N 0°41′12″E / 52.6522°N 0.6868°E / 52.6522; 0.6868