California Halt railway station

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California Halt
Location California, Great Yarmouth
England
Grid reference TG514147
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-grouping Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
17 July 1933Opened
September 1939Closed
June 1948Reopened
27 September 1958Last day of services
2 March 1959Official closure

California Halt was a railway station on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway which served the Norfolk village of California, England.

History

Opened by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway, the station was closed as a wartime measure before passing briefly to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948 only to be closed by the British Railways in 1959.

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

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References

Coordinates: 52°40′18″N1°43′01″E / 52.67164°N 1.71707°E / 52.67164; 1.71707