South Lynn railway station
South Lynn | |
|---|---|
 LNER Class B12/3 No. 61530 at South Lynn in 1954. | |
| General information | |
| Location | South Lynn King's Lynn and West Norfolk England |
| Grid reference | TF617180 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| 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 |
| Key dates | |
| 1 January 1886 | Opened |
| 2 March 1959 | Closed to passengers |
| 2 May 1966 | Closed as a coal depot |
South Lynn railway station was a railway station serving the areas of South Lynn and West Lynn in King's Lynn in Norfolk, England. The station was on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway.[1]
History
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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
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| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ "Safeguarding Transport Routes & Protection of Disused Railway Trackbeds" (PDF). Report presented to the Norfolk Railway Policy Group. June 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
External links
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Media related to South Lynn railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- 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.