Bilney railway station

Bilney
General information
Location	West Bilney, Norfolk England
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lynn and Dereham Railway [1] East Anglian Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Key dates
27 Oct 1846	Opened [1]
1 Aug 1866	Closed
Location

Bilney railway station was located on the line between East Winch and Narborough and Pentney. ^[2] It served the village of West Bilney, and closed in 1866.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
East Winch Line and station closed		Great Eastern Railway Lynn and Dereham Railway		Narborough and Pentney Line and station closed

History

The Bill for the Lynn and Dereham Railway (L&DR) received Royal Assent on 21 July 1845. The line and its stations were opened on 27 October 1846 as far as Narborough. Bilney station opened with the line. The L&DR was taken over by the East Anglian Railway on 22 July 1847. Nineteen days later, on 10 August 1847, the line reached Swaffham. ^[3]

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
2. Dewick, Tony (2002). Complete Atlas of Railway Station Names. Ian Allan. ISBN   0-7110-2798-6.
3. C.J. Allen ^{[ full citation needed ]}

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