Drayton railway station

Drayton
The site of the station in 1993
General information
Location	Drayton, Norfolk England
Grid reference	TG178134
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lynn and Fakenham Railway [1]
Pre-grouping	Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Key dates
2 December 1882	Opened as Costessey and Drayton [1]
1 February 1883	Renamed Drayton
before 1903	Renamed Drayton for Costessey
2 March 1959	Closed
Location

v t e Norwich Branch
Legend
( To Cromer) ( To King's Lynn) Melton Constable ( To North Walsham) Hindolvestone Guestwick Whitwell and Reepham Lenwade Attlebridge Drayton Hellesdon Norwich City

Drayton railway station is a former station in Norfolk, England. Constructed by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway in the 1880s, on the line between Melton Constable and Norwich, it was closed to passengers in 1959. It served the settlement of Drayton now on the outskirts of Norwich. The site is now home to an industrial site. Many of the buildings follow the old footings of the platform and other buildings. Several of the railway bridges in this area have been filled in or removed. The footings for the bridge entering Drayton from Norwich is now a house. ^[2] Its former site is now on Marriott's Way. ^[3]

Former Services

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Hellesdon		Midland and Great Northern Norwich Branch		Attlebridge

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. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2007.
3. Cycle Ride Three

External links

• Drayton station on navigable 1946 O. S. map

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