Middle Drove railway station

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Middle Drove
Middle Drove Station.jpg
Former station building in 2001.
LocationMarshland St James, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
England
Coordinates52°39′50″N 0°17′19″E / 52.6638°N 0.2885°E / 52.6638; 0.2885Coordinates: 52°39′50″N 0°17′19″E / 52.6638°N 0.2885°E / 52.6638; 0.2885
Grid referenceTF547098
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 March 1848Opened
9 September 1968Closed[1]

Middle Drove was a railway station which served the village of Tilney Fen End near Downham Market in Norfolk, England. The station was opened in 1848 as an extension of the East Anglian Railway's line from Magdalen Road station (now known as Watlington) to Wisbech East. The station's location, like that of the neighbouring Smeeth Road station, was fairly rural and the line eventually closed in 1968. Middle Drove's station building survived closure, and has since been converted into a private residence.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Smeeth Road   British Rail
Eastern Region

  Magdalen Gate

References[]

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 159.


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