Sutton Staithe Halt railway station

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Sutton Staithe Halt
General information
Location Sutton, North Norfolk
England
Grid reference TG382239
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-grouping Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Key dates
17 July 1933Opened
8 July 1935Closed

Sutton Staithe Halt was a railway station on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway which was opened in 1933 to serve the holidaymakers visiting the Norfolk Broads in the vicinity of the village of Sutton.

History

Advertisement from the Yarmouth Independent on Saturday 15 July 1933 M&GN new rail car service.png
Advertisement from the Yarmouth Independent on Saturday 15 July 1933

The station was opened by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway in 1933 [1] to serve the increasing numbers of holidaymakers who were visiting the Norfolk Broads and coastal beaches within reach of the village of Sutton. This attempt to increase revenue on the line was, however, short-lived possibly due to its location on the northern extremity of the Broads. The single station platform was very basic in design, consisting of no more than a few sleepers at ground level, with passengers alighting with the aid of a set of retractable steps leading down from the Sentinel Railcar which called at the tourist halts on the line.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Stalham   Midland and Great Northern
Yarmouth Line
  Catfield

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References

  1. "M. & G.N. Innovation" . Lynn News & County Press. England. 18 July 1933. Retrieved 11 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.

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