Middle Drove railway station

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Middle Drove
Middle Drove Station.jpg
Former station building in 2001.
General information
Location Marshland St James, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
England
Coordinates 52°39′50″N0°17′19″E / 52.6638°N 0.2885°E / 52.6638; 0.2885 Coordinates: 52°39′50″N0°17′19″E / 52.6638°N 0.2885°E / 52.6638; 0.2885
Grid reference TF547098
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company East Anglian Railway
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 March 1848Opened
9 September 1968Closed [1]

Middle Drove was a railway station which served the nearby village of Tilney Fen End (situated 1 mile to the north northeast) near Downham Market in Norfolk, England. The station was opened in 1848 as an extension of the East Anglian Railway's line from Magdalen Road station (now known as Watlington) to Wisbech East. The station's location, like that of the neighbouring Smeeth Road station, was fairly rural and the line eventually closed in 1968. Middle Drove's station building survived closure, and has since been converted into a private residence.

In October 2022, demolition work was carried out to remove the platform, waiting room and station canopy. The station house remains, but an application for planning permission has been submitted for its demolition and replacement.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Smeeth Road   British Rail
Eastern Region

Wisbech Line
  Magdalen Gate

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References

  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN   1-85260-508-1, p. 159.