Flordon | |
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General information | |
Location | Flordon, District of South Norfolk England |
Grid reference | TM191969 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Eastern Union Railway Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
12 December 1849 | Opened (Florden) [1] |
1875 | Renamed (Flordon) [1] |
19 April 1965 | Closed to freight |
7 November 1966 | Closed to passengers [1] |
Flordon railway station was a station in Flordon, Norfolk. It opened in 1849 when the line from London to Norwich was constructed. It was closed in 1966 [2] as part of the Beeching Axe.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Swainsthorpe | Great Eastern Railway Great Eastern Main Line | Forncett |
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