Abbey and West Dereham railway station

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Abbey and West Dereham
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Remains of the station seen in 1991
General information
Location West Dereham, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
England
Grid reference TL656997
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 August 1882 (1882-08-01)Station opens as Abbey
1 January 1886Renamed Abbey for West Dereham
1 July 1923Renamed Abbey and West Dereham
22 September 1930Station closed to passengers
Downham & Stoke
Ferry Railway
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Downham
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Denver
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Ryston
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Abbey and West Dereham
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Wissington Tramway
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Stoke Ferry

Abbey and West Dereham railway station was a railway station on the line between Downham Market and Stoke Ferry. [1] It served the village of West Dereham and the nearby St Mary's Abbey, in Norfolk, England. It was located south of the village on what is still called Station Road:

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History

Opened as Abbey by the Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway on 1 August 1882, [2] the line was run from the beginning by the Great Eastern Railway (GER). The station was renamed twice: on 1 January 1886 it became Abbey for West Dereham; and in 1923 as a result of the Grouping the GER became part of the London and North Eastern Railway and the new owners renamed the station Abbey and West Dereham, this occurring on 1 July 1923. [2] The station closed to passenger traffic on 22 September 1930. [2]

The line became part of the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

Notes

  1. Conolly 1976, p. 17, section F5.
  2. 1 2 3 Butt 1995, p. 11.

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References

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Stoke Ferry
Line and station closed
  Great Eastern Railway
Stoke Ferry Branch
  Ryston
Line and station closed

Coordinates: 52°34′13″N0°26′37″E / 52.57035°N 0.44350°E / 52.57035; 0.44350