Attlebridge railway station

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Attlebridge
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The former station is now a private residence.
Location Attlebridge, Norfolk
England
Grid reference TG129175
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-grouping Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Key dates
2 December 1882Station opened
2 March 1959Station closed to passengers
Norwich Branch
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(Arrow Blue Up 001.svg To Cromer)
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Melton Constable
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Hindolvestone
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Guestwick
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Whitwell & Reepham
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Lenwade
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Attlebridge
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Drayton
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Hellesdon
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Norwich City

Attlebridge railway station is a closed station in Norfolk, England. It served the small village of Attlebridge. [1] [2] It was constructed by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway in the 1880s on the line between Melton Constable and Norwich City.

Contents

The line closed to passengers in 1959. The former station site, on Station Road, is now a B&B, caravan site and furniture joinery.

History

Opened by the Lynn and Fakenham Railway, it became a Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway station. During the Grouping of 1923 it converted to a joint operation of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the London and North Eastern Railway with the latter taking sole operation in 1936.

The station then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, and was closed by the British Transport Commission.

The route of the former railway line is now part of the Marriott's Way leisure trail. [3]

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Drayton   Midland and Great Northern
Norwich Branch
  Lenwade

See also

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References

  1. Cycle Ride One
  2. Broadland District Council - attlebridge (towns and villages)
  3. "About Marriotts Way". Marriotts Way.

Coordinates: 52°42′48″N1°09′02″E / 52.7134°N 1.1505°E / 52.7134; 1.1505