Corpusty and Saxthorpe | |
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General information | |
Location | Corpusty, North Norfolk England |
Grid reference | TG110300 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | School use |
History | |
Original company | Eastern & Midlands Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
5 April 1883 | Opened |
2 March 1959 | Closed [1] |
Corpusty and Saxthorpe railway station was a railway station in the North Norfolk village of Corpusty. [2] It was opened by the Eastern & Midlands Railway as a stop on their route between Melton Constable and Great Yarmouth on 5th April 1883. It was closed in 1959. It served the villages of Corpusty and Saxthorpe as well as surrounding villages.
The station not only dealt with passenger traffic but a high amount of goods traffic, a lot of which being agricultural. Corpusty & Saxthorpe station, often shortened to Corpusty station, was also home to two different coal merchants during its operational life.
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Melton Constable | Midland and Great Northern Yarmouth Line | Bluestone |