Magdalen Gate railway station

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Magdalen Gate
Location Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
England
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company East Anglian Railway [1]
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 Mar 1848Opened [1]
1 Aug 1866Closed

Magdalen Gate railway station was located on the line between Middle Drove and Watlington. [2] It served the parish of Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen, and closed in 1866. Nothing remains of the station.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Middle Drove   British Rail
Eastern Region

Wisbech Line
  Watlington

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References

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