Caister-on-Sea railway station

Caister-on-Sea
General information
Location	Caister-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth England
Grid reference	TG525120
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Great Yarmouth & Stalham Light Railway Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-grouping	Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
7 August 1877	Opened as Caister
1 January 1893	Renamed Caister-on-Sea
2 March 1959	Closed
Location

Caister-on-Sea railway station is a former railway station in Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England. It was opened in 1877. ^[1] It later became part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway route from Birmingham to Great Yarmouth, predominantly used by holidaymakers. The station was a few miles north of the terminus at Yarmouth Beach. The station closed with the rest of the line in 1959. ^[2] The station was demolished following closure and the site is now occupied by housing.

Former Services

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Caister Camp Halt		Midland and Great Northern Yarmouth Line		Newtown Halt

References

1. Yarmouth Beach Railway Station Archived 19 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 109. OCLC   931112387.

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