Norchard railway station

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Norchard
Station on heritage railway
Norchard railway station MMB 05.jpg
General information
Location Norchard, Forest of Dean
England
Coordinates 51°44′10″N2°32′22″W / 51.73625°N 2.53939°W / 51.73625; -2.53939
Grid reference SO628043
Operated byDean Forest Railway
Platforms3
History
Original company Dean Forest Railway
Key dates
1991opened
A 1911 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Parkend Bilson, Cinderford, Coleford, Lydbrook & Lydney RJD 86.jpg
A 1911 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Parkend
Station master's office - Low Level Platform 1 Restored station master's office, Norchard Station - geograph.org.uk - 896957.jpg
Station master's office - Low Level Platform 1

Norchard is a railway station on the Dean Forest Railway, near Lydney in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.

Contents

Norchard is the main station of the Dean Forest Railway. Complete with sidings and a shed, it is the engineering base of the railway. Also to be found at this station are the museum, gift shop, cafe, toilets, main ticket office, and a large free car park. Around Norchard there are many footpaths providing access to the forest, many with views of the trains.

Access between the ticket office and the platforms is via a level crossing. The station has three platforms, two at the Low Level station, plus one at the high level. Platform 2 has the purpose-built cafe [1] and the 9681 shop which is in a coach. Norchard High Level has just one platform (Platform 3), but it serves trains from both Lydney Junction and Parkend, making it the main platform.

Services

Preceding station HR icon.svg Heritage railways Following station
Whitecroft
towards Parkend
Dean Forest Railway
High Level
Lydney Town
Terminus Dean Forest Railway
Low Level

See also

References

  1. "Dean forest Railway, the Friendly forest line!". www.deanforestrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2016.