Wendling | |
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General information | |
Location | Wendling, Norfolk England |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Lynn and Dereham Railway [1] East Anglian Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
11 Sep 1848 | Opened [1] |
13 July 1964 | closed for freight |
9 Sep 1968 | Closed to passengers |
Wendling railway station was a railway station in Wendling, Norfolk on the Great Eastern line between Dereham and King's Lynn. [2] It closed in 1968.
This section of the former railway has been used for improvements to the A47, with the site of the station being lost under the roadworks.
The station featured in the Dad's Army episodes Battle School and The Day the Balloon Went Up.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Fransham Line and station closed | Great Eastern Lynn and Dereham Railway | Scarning Line and station closed |
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Coordinates: 52°40′51″N0°51′23″E / 52.6807°N 0.8563°E