Swaffham railway station

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Swaffham
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Swaffham station in June 1963
General information
Location Swaffham, Breckland
England
Grid reference TF818094
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Lynn and Dereham Railway
East Anglian Railway [1]
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
10 Aug 1847Opened [1]
1966Closed to freight
9 Sep 1968Closed to passengers

Swaffham railway station was located in Swaffham, Norfolk. It was the junction for lines to King's Lynn, Dereham, and Thetford. The Thetford branch closed on 15 June 1964, and the station closed to passengers on 9 September 1968. [2]

Contents

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Narborough and Pentney
Line and station closed
  Great Eastern Railway
Lynn and Dereham Railway
  Sporle
Line and station closed
Terminus  Great Eastern Railway
Bury and Thetford (Swaffham Branch)
  Holme Hale
Line and station closed

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References

  1. 1 2 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. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
  2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 412. OCLC   931112387.

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