Hindolvestone railway station

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Norwich Branch
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Melton Constable
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Hindolvestone
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Guestwick
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Whitwell & Reepham
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Lenwade
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Attlebridge
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Drayton
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Hellesdon
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Norwich City
Hindolvestone railway station in 2007 Hindolvestone railway station - geograph.org.uk - 354371.jpg
Hindolvestone railway station in 2007
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The former signal box

Hindolvestone railway station was in North Norfolk, England. It was part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway branch from Melton Constable to Norwich. It opened in 1882 and closed in 1959. It served the small village of Hindolveston. [1] The station was spelled with an 'e' on the end although OS maps show it without. [2]

According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G* & P and there was no crane. [3]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Guestwick   Midland and Great Northern
Norwich Branch
  Melton Constable

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References

  1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.18
  2. Clinker's Register ISBN   0-905466-19-5
  3. Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission, 1956.

Coordinates: 52°49′36″N1°02′03″E / 52.8267°N 1.0343°E / 52.8267; 1.0343