South Lynn railway station
South Lynn | |
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LNER Class B12/3 No. 61530 at South Lynn in 1954. | |
Location | |
Place | West Lynn |
Area | King's Lynn and West Norfolk |
Grid reference | TF617180 |
Operations | |
Original company | Eastern & Midlands Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
Post-grouping |
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
1 January 1886 | Opened |
2 March 1959 | Closed to passengers |
2 May 1966 | Closed as a coal depot |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
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South Lynn railway station was a station located in King's Lynn, Norfolk, on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway.[1]
History
The Lynn & Sutton Bridge Railway was authorised on 6 August 1861, to build a line between those points.[2] It was opened between King's Lynn and Sutton Bridge in November 1864; passenger trains began on 1 March 1866. The first station after King's Lynn was West Lynn, which was located at the western end of the bridge over the Great Ouse;[3] that station was closed on 1 July 1886.[4] The station at South Lynn was opened on 1 January 1886 along with other improvements in the area.[5]
South Lynn station was closed to passengers on 2 March 1959.[6][7] It was located at the southern end of King's Lynn, and saw far less traffic than King's Lynn railway station.
Routes
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Clenchwarton Line and station closed |
Midland and Great Northern | Gayton Road Line and station closed | ||
Terminus | Midland and Great Northern | King's Lynn Line closed, station open |
See also
References
- ↑ Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 17 section E4. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
- ↑ Wrottesley, A.J. (1981) [1970]. The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 19. ISBN 0-7153-8173-3.
- ↑ Wrottesley 1981, p. 22
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 246. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ↑ Wrottesley 1981, p. 58
- ↑ Butt 1995, p. 216
- ↑ http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/article/ncc037183.pdf
External links
- The railway bridges of South Lynn, among other remnants, exploring some of the still-extant structures around the former site of South Lynn railway station.
Coordinates: 52°44′09″N 0°23′36″E / 52.7357°N 0.3934°E