East Winch railway station

East Winch
Former East Winch station
General information
Location	East Winch, Norfolk England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
27 October 1846	Opened
7 September 1968	Closed to passengers
Location

Derelict station signal box

East Winch railway station was at East Winch, Norfolk, England on the line between King's Lynn and Swaffham. It closed in 1968 with the last trains running on the 7th of September. ^[1]

The signal box from the station lay derelict until it was later salvaged by the Mid-Norfolk Railway for use at Thuxton level crossing where it has since been restored and in working use from 2010 onwards. ^{[2] [3]}

History

The Lynn & Dereham Railway Bill received the Royal Assent on 21 July 1845. The line and its stations were opened on 27 October 1846 as far as Narborough. While the line was still being built the Lynn & Dereham Railway was taken over by the East Anglian Railway on 22 July 1847. 19 days later the line reached Swaffham. ^[4]

Notes

1. http://disused-stations.org.uk/e/east_winch/index.shtml
2. "Passing Loop Appeal". Archived from the original on 23 March 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
3. "Geograph:: Derelict Signal Box, East Winch © Robert Walden".
4. CJ Allen and RVJ Butt

External links

• Media related to East Winch railway station at Wikimedia Commons

Former services

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Middleton Towers Line and station closed		Great Eastern Railway Lynn and Dereham Railway		Bilney Line and station closed

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