Bluestone railway station

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Bluestone
Bluestone Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 1319237.jpg
The station in 2009; it is now a private house
General information
Location Heydon and Oulton, Broadland
England
Grid reference TG141267
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Eastern and Midlands Railway
Pre-grouping Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Key dates
5 April 1883Opened
1 March 1916 [1] Closed

Bluestone railway station was a station in Norfolk, England. It was on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway between Corpusty and Aylsham North. It opened in the late 19th century, to serve the surrounding farms and settlements, and closed in 1916 owing to poor use. [2]

It was located between the villages of Heydon and Oulton, with the station lying just within Heydon's civil parish. RAF Oulton, a now-disused airfield, was constructed in 1939-40 between the village of Oulton and the site of the station.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Corpusty and Saxthorpe
Line and station closed
  Midland and Great Northern
Yarmouth Line
  Aylsham North
Line and station closed

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References

The station in 1963 Bluestone Station 1836971 033fabf2.jpg
The station in 1963
The station in 2009 Bluestone Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 1319231.jpg
The station in 2009
  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 85. OCLC   931112387.
  2. Norfolk By Rail – Private Railways and Heritage Locations Archived 10 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine

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Coordinates: 52°47′46″N1°10′26″E / 52.7962°N 1.1738°E / 52.7962; 1.1738