Stoke Ferry railway station

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Stoke Ferry
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General information
Location Stoke Ferry, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
England
Coordinates 52°34′04″N0°31′03″E / 52.5677°N 0.5176°E / 52.5677; 0.5176
Grid reference TL706996
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 August 1882 (1882-08-01)Station opens
22 September 1930Closed to passengers
1965closed for freight
Downham & Stoke
Ferry Railway
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Downham
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Denver
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Ryston
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Abbey and West Dereham
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Wissington Tramway
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Stoke Ferry

Stoke Ferry is a closed railway station in Norfolk. It was the terminus of a 7+14-mile (11.7 km) branch line from Denver [1] which opened on 1 August 1882 and finally closed to all traffic in 1965.

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History

The Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway opened on 1 August 1882, and Stoke Ferry station opened with the line. [2]

Bradshaw's Railway Guide 1922 shows a service of 4 trains a day on weekdays only between Stoke Ferry and Downham on the Great Eastern Railway's Cambridge to King's Lynn line.

The village of Stoke Ferry lies on the River Wissey and the station was on the southern edge of the village.

The station closed to passengers on 22 September 1930. [2]

Routes

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Terminus  Great Eastern Railway
Stoke Ferry Branch
  Abbey and West Dereham
Line and station closed

See also

Notes

  1. Conolly 1976, p. 17, section F5.
  2. 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 221.

References