Trowse | |
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General information | |
Location | Trowse, South Norfolk England |
Grid reference | TG243071 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Norfolk Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | |
Key dates | |
30 July 1845 | Opened |
15 December 1845 | Re-sited |
May 1848 | Closed |
September 1851 | Reopened |
22 May 1916 | Closed |
1 April 1919 | Reopened |
5 September 1939 | Closed |
28 March 1986 | Reopened |
31 March 1986 | Closed |
Trowse was a station on the Great Eastern Main Line that served the village of Trowse in Norfolk, England. It was opened around the same time as Norwich Thorpe, and was intended to provide a short commute from the outer suburbs of Norwich.
The bill for the Norwich & Brandon Railway (N&BR) received Royal Assent on 10 May 1844. Work started on the line in 1844 and the line and its stations were opened on 30 July 1845. Trowse station opened with the line and was situated west of Hethersett station. The line temporarily terminated at Trowse. The link into Norwich was delayed due to the need to build a bridge over the River Wensum that kept the river navigable. One month before the N&BR opened a Bill authorising the amalgamation of the Yarmouth & Norwich Railway with the N&BR came into effect and so Trowse station became a Norfolk Railway asset.
On 15 December 1845 a swing bridge over the River Wensum was opened so Trowse ceased to be a terminus and the line from Brandon entered Norwich Station five months after the original line had opened. The Norfolk Railway also opened a line from Trowse towards Yarmouth so freight trains could avoid Thorpe station. [1]
Trowse closed and re-opened several times before closing permanently in 1939. It was briefly re-opened in March 1986 when Norwich station was closed for electrification works and it served as the line's northern terminus. It closed again when the works finished. [2] [3]
It is still largely in place and could be re-opened should it ever be desired. Its close proximity to Norwich station makes this unlikely at present, though discussions regarding a possible re-opening have taken place. [4]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Norwich Thorpe | Great Eastern Railway Great Eastern Main Line | Swainsthorpe | ||
Hethersett | Great Eastern Railway | Whitlingham |
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