Scratby Halt railway station

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Scratby Halt
General information
Location Scratby, Great Yarmouth
England
Grid reference TG509147
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-grouping Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
17 July 1933Opened
September 1939Closed
June 1948Reopened
27 September 1958Last day of services
2 March 1959Official closure

Scratby Halt was a railway station on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway which served the Norfolk village of Scratby, England.

History

Opened by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway, the station was closed as a wartime measure before passing briefly to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948 only to be closed by British Railways in 1959. [1]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Great Ormesby   Midland and Great Northern
Yarmouth Line
  California Halt

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References

  1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 207. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.

Coordinates: 52°40′23″N1°42′37″E / 52.6730°N 1.7103°E / 52.6730; 1.7103