Flordon railway station

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Flordon
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Flordon Station Site
General information
Location Flordon, District of South Norfolk
England
Grid reference TM191969
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
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 1849Opened (Florden) [1]
1875Renamed (Flordon) [1]
19 April 1965Closed to freight
7 November 1966Closed 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.

Contents

Former Services

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Swainsthorpe   Great Eastern Railway
Great Eastern Main Line
  Forncett

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References

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  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 184. OCLC   931112387.

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