Harleston railway station
Harleston | |
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Location | Harleston, South Norfolk, Norfolk England |
Grid reference | TM249839 |
Platforms | 2[1] |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Waveney Valley Railway Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
1 December 1855 | Opened |
5 January 1953 | Closed to passengers |
18 April 1966 | Closed to freight |
Harleston was a railway station in Harleston, Norfolk, on the Waveney Valley Line. It was an early post-war closure; passenger services on this line were withdrawn in 1953 with goods trains lasting until the complete closure of the line in 1966.[2]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Starston | Great Eastern Railway Waveney Valley Line |
Redenhall |
References[]
- ^ Adderson, Richard; Kenworthy, Graham (2004). Tivetshall to Beccles (The Waveney Valley Line). Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-41-1.
- ^ Lost Lines: the Waveney Valley Railway :: Fotopic.Net[permanent dead link]
Coordinates: 52°24′21″N 1°18′07″E / 52.4059°N 1.3020°E
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Norfolk
- Former Great Eastern Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1855
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1953
- Harleston, Norfolk
- East of England railway station stubs