Starston | |
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General information | |
Location | Starston, South Norfolk, Norfolk England |
Grid reference | TM233839 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Waveney Valley Railway Great Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
1 December 1855 | Opened |
1 August 1866 | Closed |
Starston was a railway station on the Waveney Valley Line in Norfolk, England. It was open for just ten years before low traffic usage caused its closure in 1866 nearly a century before the rest of the line. It is now a cottage. [1]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Pulham St Mary | Great Eastern Railway Waveney Valley Line | Harleston |
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Coordinates: 52°24′30″N1°17′00″E / 52.4083°N 1.2833°E