East Rudham railway station

East Rudham
Station in 1997.
General information
Location	East Rudham, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk England
Grid reference	TF839263
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Lynn and Fakenham Railway Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-grouping	Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
16 August 1880	Opened (Rudham)
1 March 1882	Renamed (East Rudham)
2 March 1959	Closed to passengers [1]
3 April 1967	Closed to freight [2]
Location

East Rudham railway station is a former station in East Rudham, Norfolk. It opened in 1880 and closed in 1967. ^[2] It was on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway between South Lynn and Melton Constable. ^[3] Initially known as Rudham railway station, it changed its name to East Rudham after two years.

Former Services

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Massingham		Midland and Great Northern		Raynham Park

The station in 2020 seen from Station Road, looking east

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 167. OCLC   931112387.
2. https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=500242&resourceID=19191
3. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17

52°48′12″N0°43′38″E / 52.8034°N 0.7273°E / 52.8034; 0.7273