Ellingham railway station

Ellingham
General information
Location	Ellingham, South Norfolk, Norfolk England
Grid reference	TM363919
Platforms	1 [1]
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Waveney Valley Railway Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 Mar 1863	Opened [2]
5 Jan 1953	Closed to passengers [2]
1965	Closed to freight
Location

Ellingham is a former railway station in Ellingham, Norfolk. It was opened in 1863 as part of the Waveney Valley Line between Tivetshall and Beccles, Suffolk. The railway was crucial during World War II. A fuel storage depot and sidings were constructed in 1943, along with defence works: a pillbox near the bridge, plus a searchlight and machine gun protecting the marshes on the west of Station Lane. ^[3] It was closed to passengers in 1953 and closed fully on 19 April 1965, when the last goods train called there. ^[4] The station building has since been converted into a private house, the platform is still in place. ^[5]

Former Services

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Ditchingham		Great Eastern Railway Waveney Valley Line		Geldeston

References

1. Adderson, Richard; Kenworthy, Graham (2004). Tivetshall to Beccles (The Waveney Valley Line). Middleton Press. ISBN   1-904474-41-1.
2. 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. p. 90. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
3. https://kirbycaneandellingham.uk/WWII-The-Waveney-Line/
4. Great Eastern Journal
5. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1970237

External links

• Ellingham station on navigable 1946 O. S. map

52°28′28″N1°28′46″E / 52.4744°N 1.4795°E / 52.4744; 1.4795