Stow Bardolph railway station

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Stow Bardolph
Stow Bardolph crossing in 1991.jpg
Stow Bardolph's surviving station building in 1991 (still extant today).
General information
Location Stow Bardolph, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
England
Grid reference TF606070
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Lynn and Ely Railway [1]
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
27 Oct 1846Opened as Stow [1]
1 Jul 1923Renamed
Stow Bardolph [1]
4 Nov 1963Closed for passengers [1]
13 July 1964closed for freight

Stow Bardolph railway station, in the parish of Stow Bardolph, Norfolk, served the villages of Stow Bardolph and Stowbridge. It closed in 1963.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Downham Market
Line and station open
  Great Eastern Railway
Fen Line
  Holme
Line open, station closed

The Lynn & Ely Railway Bill received the Royal Assent on 30 June 1845. Work started on the line in 1846 and the line and its stations were opened on 27 October 1846. Stow Station opened with the line and was situated South of Holme Gate Station and north of Downham Station. The line ran from Ely to Downham, the eventual destination being Ely. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. 221. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
  2. Ref: CJ Allen and RVJ Butt

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